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01 Sep Gunshot detection technology and the reproduction of targeting Black, immigrant, and working class communities

[Original illustration and credit for Coda Story: Aigerim Ismagulova] Police stations across the United States increasingly rely on gunshot detection technology, extolling its virtues under the guise of increased safety and quicker, more predictive responses to “crime.” However, in-depth investigation reveals this technology functions as an...