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Police Reportedly Deployed ShotSpotter Sensors Disproportionately in Neighborhoods of Color

AI Incident Database · article · May 3, 2021 · UTC

Police departments disproportionately placed ShotSpotter sensors in black and brown neighborhoods, which is denounced by communities for allegedly creating dangerous situations, such as one involving in Adam Toledo's death.

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incident-report
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reported
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Global

Reported occurrence date: 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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