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Tag: homicides

Posted inCriminal Justice

Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show

by Carlos Ballesteros June 12, 2020June 20, 2020

Chicago is spending more on policing per person than at any time in the last half-century despite a persistent drop in crime over the last two decades, while the vast majority of murders remain unsolved.

Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot blames bond court reform for gun violence

by Curtis Black July 25, 2019July 25, 2019
Posted inPerspectives

Chicago’s gangs have changed. Our violence intervention strategies should too.

by John M. Hagedorn, Roberto Aspholm, Teresa Córdova, Andrew V. Papachristos and Lance Williams April 16, 2019April 17, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Bad police fingerprint work undermines Chicago property crime cases

by Nicole Wetsman March 12, 2019March 11, 2019
Posted inEducation

Alternative schools bear the brunt of student deaths in Chicago

by Kalyn Belsha and Cayla Clements September 4, 2018November 8, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Summer scandals show little has changed in Emanuel’s Chicago

by Curtis Black July 27, 2017
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Locking up more people is not the solution to gun violence

by Curtis Black March 23, 2017March 2, 2018
Posted inCriminal Justice

After a month of record violence, black aldermen criticize Chicago police chief

by Jonah Newman October 6, 2015May 8, 2017

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