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Can We Predict Police Misconduct?
In a recent Economics applied podcast, Crime Lab Faculty Director Jens Ludwig shares about his recent work on “Predicting Police Misconduct.” Jens dives into whether we can predict which police officers are most at risk of serious misconduct.
Machine-gun conversion device dubbed ‘Glock switches’ taking violence to the ‘next level’: Experts
Jens Ludwig, Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, speaks with ABC News on a disturbing new public safety trend: teenagers armed with weapons converted into machine guns with cheap “Glock switches.”
“From a public safety perspective, from a public health perspective, this is a problem that, unfortunately, is disproportionately concentrated in the country’s most economically vulnerable communities of color.” – Jens Ludwig
Policing Leadership Academy Graduation of Second Cohort
The Crime Lab hosted the graduation of the second cohort of the Policing Leadership Academy (PLA), the only police management and leadership training program in the country specifically designed to increase safety and fairness in America’s most violent neighborhoods.
Addressing Data Challenges to Prevent Domestic Homicide
Stephanie Drescher is the Operations Captain, Executive Section at the Madison (WI) Police Department and a graduate of the 2023 inaugural cohort of the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy (PLA). Our Crime Lab team spoke with Captain Drescher to learn how her experience in the PLA has shaped her work at her home department.
Improving the quality of life in downtown Knoxville
Captain Sammy Shaffer is the Commanding Officer of the recently created Central District in the Knoxville Police Department and a graduate of the 2023 inaugural cohort of The University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy (PLA). Our Crime Lab team chatted with Captain Shaffer earlier this year to hear more about how his experience with the PLA has shaped his work at his home department.
Chicago CEOs Raise $100 Million to Fight Crime After Bloody Days
Bloomberg’s Isis Almeida and Miranda Davis cite Crime Lab analysis of data on shootings in Chicago during the summer months, which account for more than one-third of the city’s shootings every year.
Community violence intervention takes spotlight after bloody weekend in Chicago
Dr. Chico Tillmon, Executive Director of the Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy, joins Fox 32’s Good Day Chicago to discuss his recent testimony at the Democratic National Convention’s Platform Committee Hearing.
Can We Predict Police Misconduct?
In a recent Economics applied podcast, Crime Lab Faculty Director Jens Ludwig shares about his recent work on “Predicting Police Misconduct.” Jens dives into whether we can predict which police officers are most at risk of serious misconduct.
Intervention over Incarceration: A Limited Government Approach to Youth Violence
The R Street Institute’s Logan Seacrest highlights how the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy is providing leaders in the CVI ecosystem with updated tools needed to do their jobs through rigorous professional development opportunities.
Chicago Newsroom 2.0 – Ongoing Migrant Crisis, CTA Turmoil, & The City’s Summer Safety Plan
Watch Crime Lab Director of Programs Kim Smith speak with CAN TV about our Chicago Summer Safety Analysis.
Ashna Arora Joins Arnold Ventures as Vice President of Criminal Justice Research
Former Crime Lab Research Director Dr. Ashna Arora has been appointed Vice President of Criminal Justice Research at Arnold Ventures.
Machine-gun conversion device dubbed ‘Glock switches’ taking violence to the ‘next level’: Experts
Jens Ludwig, Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab, speaks with ABC News on a disturbing new public safety trend: teenagers armed with weapons converted into machine guns with cheap “Glock switches.”
“From a public safety perspective, from a public health perspective, this is a problem that, unfortunately, is disproportionately concentrated in the country’s most economically vulnerable communities of color.” – Jens Ludwig
Expert: “Behavioral economics can stop the shootings”
Learn how the University of Chicago Crime Lab is using behavioral economics to reduce gun violence.
“Our studies clearly show that if we give young people support to take more time to make decisions in risky situations, both acts of violence, crime and school dropouts decrease.” – Jens Ludwig, Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab
