Data4Good: Restoring Traumatized Neighborhoods with ShotSpotter Crime Data

Paul serves as Community Engagement Director at ShotSpotter where he engages and informs communities across the country on the efficacy and potential of the company’s suite of technologies to not only address crime, but to have a broader positive impact on their neighborhoods. Paul comes to ShotSpotter from Everytown for Gun Safety where he oversaw their Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition to facilitate the exchange of gun violence prevention strategies and best practices between mayors.

Wayne E. Rawlins, President of Ummah Futures International, is a strategic planning consultant who has assisted rural and urban communities nationwide in developing, implementing, and evaluating successful community revitalization strategies.

Dr. Gerard Tate is a native of the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. He has nearly two decades of law enforcement and violence prevention experience in both military and civilian law enforcement agencies. Additionally, he’s worked directly with international law enforcement organizations in Italy, Japan, South Korea, Germany, and Iraq. As a Doctor of Social work, he uses his knowledge of the root causes of crime, human behavior, and social policy to advise organizations in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of violence prevention and intervention programs that are both evidence-based and culturally competent. Gerard holds a B.S. in Criminology from Webster University, an MSW with a concentration in social and economic development from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Doctor of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California.  Gerard’s doctoral work focused on the development of training for Police Co-Responder Teams, and the strategic deployment of social, economic, and health services to communities struggling with the epidemic of gun violence and the associated traumas.