Due to budget cuts, the city of Camden, New Jersey, lost half of the police force that served its 75,000 residents. According to the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion (FBI), in 2011 Camden was one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. A type of MSS called Real Time Center, a $4.5-million project, is changing the crime rate in Camden significantly. The system combines gunshot- spotting cameras, in-cruiser GPS technology, and analytics to provide real-time information for the police force. With the help of the system, violent and non- violent crimes have been reduced 30 and 38 percent, respectively, and aggravated assaults with a firearm are down 61 percent. Camden County Police Chief Scott J. Thomson says The system also includes 120 cameras located around the city that send updated information every 1.5 seconds to patrol car computer screens. This informa- tion enables officers to see where emergencies are happening at any given time. Squad cars are also equipped with cameras that can take pictures from the license plates and run them instantly through the FBI’s National Crime Information Additionally, the system keeps track of the officers’ movements throughout the city and alerts them as to whether or not they are spending adequate Tactical Information time in each location.” Answer the following questions: 1. What are the three main components of Camden’s Real Time Tactical Information Center? 2. By what percentages have the three major crimes been reduced? 3. How is the system able to reduce 911 response time from 9 minutes nationally to 90 seconds in Camden? 4. What is the role of 120 cameras located around the city?

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