IACLEA Announces New Partnership with SST, Inc. / ShotSpotter

WEST HARTFORD, CT (April 19, 2016)

IACLEA announced today that SST, Inc, the purveyors of ShotSpotter and SecureCampus and a global leader in gunfire detection and location technology, has made a commitment as a Corporate Partner of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) under the Corporate Partnership program. IACLEA established the Corporate Partnership Program to support the implementation of the Association’s strategic initiatives, to further its educational mission, and to enhance the ability of campus public safety agencies to protect institutions of higher education.

“As a Corporate Partner, SST, Inc. has made a significant investment to support IACLEA’s strategic initiatives,” said Bill Taylor, IACLEA President.  “We are grateful to ShotSpotter for helping advance the association’s goal of providing educational resources, advocacy, and professional development services to our members that enhance the overall IACLEA member-experience.”

“Universities that have deployed ShotSpotter have seen tremendous value in using the technology to help keep campuses safe while protecting their faculty and students,” said Damaune Journey, Vice President of Security Solutions at SST Inc.  “We are honored to partner with IACLEA, the leading voice for the campus public safety community. Both of our organizations are on the same mission to keep students and campus staff safe so they can focus on the truly important work, education.”

SST SecureCampus is an active shooter alarm technology designed specifically for K-12 schools and college campuses providing real-time gunfire detection, precise location and alerts to first responders and school personnel – enabling a faster response to an incident which has been proven to save lives. The solution alerts first responders to incidents occurring both inside of campus buildings and outdoors, providing a dome of protection for campuses to help mitigate unpredictable active shooter attacks.  SecureCampus delivers critical information such as number of shots fired, the location of the shots on a detailed map of the campus or building floor plan along with real time updates to local and campus police, their patrol cars and mobile phones.  The minutes and seconds saved by this alert can literally save lives.

About SST, Inc.

SST, Inc. is the global leader in gunfire detection technology, providing the most trusted, scalable and reliable gunfire alert and analysis solutions available today. SST’s ShotSpotter Flex™ is the leading gunfire alert and analysis solution for detecting gunshots and providing critical intelligence to give law enforcement agencies the detailed real-time data needed to investigate, analyze and prosecute gun related crimes. 

SST SecureCampus provides critical outdoor infrastructure protection against active shooter attacks. The company’s deep domain experience of twenty years, intellectual property including 33 issued patents, along with cumulative agency best practice experience, enables measurable outcomes that contribute to reducing gun violence. SST is a proven solution provider with more than 90 installations across the United States and the world. Privately held, the company’s collective inspiration is sourced from our founder’s core belief that the highest and best use of technology is when it can serve a public good.  Details can be found at www.ShotSpotter.com.  Details about our U.S. and foreign patents can be found at https://www.ShotSpotter.com/patents.
     
SST Inc. / ShotSpotter Media Contact: Liz Einbinder
Phone: +1 (415) 577-8255, Email: LEinbinder@ShotSpotter.com

About IACLEA

IACLEA is an association that advances campus public safety for its more than 1,200 educational institution members and more than 2,000 individual professional members by providing educational resources, advocacy, and professional development services. IACLEA is led by a Board of Directors and managed by a professional staff with headquarters in West Hartford. CT.

IACLEA Media Contact: Kendra Pheasant, Associate Director
Phone: (860) 586-7517, ext. 505, Email: kpheasant@iaclea.org.