More than a dozen Massachusetts organizations call on Worcester to reconsider ShotSpotter Connect contract MassLive.com 3/9/2021 Michael Bonner, masslive.com © Michael Bonner | mbonner@masslive.com/masslive.com/TNS Worcester s City Council chambers within the Esther Howland Room inside Worcester City Hall.
Fifteen organizations in Worcester and one statewide signed a letter addressed to officials in the city on Monday calling on them to reconsider its contract with ShotSpotter Connect, which uses artificial intelligence to produce “crime forecasts.”
ShotSpotter Connect first reached the city council on Jan. 19 and immediately sparked concern from advocacy groups in the city.
ShotSpotter Connect uses computer-aided dispatch and artificial intelligence analysis to produce forecasts that allow police departments to plan patrols and often described as predictive policing.
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The Worcester City Council on Tuesday delayed a discussion on new police and racism reforms. (Neal McNamara/Patch)
WORCESTER, MA Worcester City Council action on a new package of police and racism policy changes will wait until March.
The package of reforms, which City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. released on Friday, was presented to the Council at Tuesday s meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Mayor Joseph Petty punted the item until the March 2 meeting.
Still, dozens of residents spoke at the meeting about the proposals. Among many items, Augustus proposal would remove school resource officers (SROs), ban facial recognition technology and create a cabinet-level Division of Investigations to handle complaints from residents.