any PII for crime forecasting.
www.AmericanSecurityToday.com June 2020 - Edition 45
Will Missions cause oversaturation of
patrolling and cause community dis-
satisfaction?
analyzed.
• It enables officers to hit the street with
the added intelligence to be on the
lookout for and prepare them for
what they might face.
• Many police agencies have either the
same patrol plans for several months
in a row or leave it entirely to the discre-
tion of officers. This can result in patrol
oversaturation in some areas.
• ShotSpotter Missions recommends
patrolling only the highest risk areas
for the most important crime types as
deemed by the agency.
• The system intelligently meters out
when those missions occur, randomiz-
es patrol assignments and limits their
duration to prevent oversaturation.
How often are the crime forecasts up-
dated?
• The forecasts are generally updated
for each shift, , but this is configurable
and can be updated often.
Does Missions replace human experi-
ence and intuition?
• Officers know their beats well and may
be skeptical of an analytical tool that
can provide further benefits.
• The product supplements
officer
knowledge and hunches with data
that is constantly being collected and
How does Missions support crime an-
alysts?
• The system automates routine la-
bor-intensive data input and analytical
tasks that crime analysts would typi-
cally spend hours
on.
• This
creates
time for
high-
er
value-added
activities
like
assisting
with
investigations
and
developing
effective
strate-
gies to address
crime.
• Analysts or other
authorized users
can add or sup-
press directed patrols based on new
events or intelligence or swings in pa-
trol capacity.
What kind of tactical advice does the
product have?
• The product proactively recommends
tactics to officers once they arrive at
24