Nov 2023

Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Leadership Academy Spotlight

Watch violence prevention experts speak to the significance of our CVI Leadership Academy in this short video.

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Editorial: A recognition that good policing starts from the top
Op-Ed
Crain's Chicago Business
Apr 2025

Editorial: A recognition that good policing starts from the top

The Crain’s Editorial Board highlights a $15 million gift from the Sue Ling Gin Foundation to support the Crime Lab in adapting its Policing Leadership Academy to provide management training to the Chicago Police Department’s leadership ranks.

$15 Million Fund Bets Leadership Training Can Improve Chicago Policing
Media Mention
Bloomberg
Apr 2025

$15 Million Fund Bets Leadership Training Can Improve Chicago Policing

Bloomberg’s Miranda Davis covers a $15 million gift from the Sue Ling Gin Foundation that will establish a five-year leadership academy for Chicago police officers administered by the Crime Lab with assistance from the Commercial Club of Chicago’s Civic Committee.

$15M Gift from Sue Ling Gin Foundation Will Help Reduce Chicago’s Gun Violence by Training Chicago Police Supervisors
Press Release
Apr 2025

$15M Gift from Sue Ling Gin Foundation Will Help Reduce Chicago’s Gun Violence by Training Chicago Police Supervisors

Reducing the toll of gun violence in Chicago is the highest priority of the Chicago Police Department. To dramatically advance that goal the Sue Ling Gin Foundation is making an unprecedented gift of $15 million over five years for the development and implementation of a world class leadership and management education for Chicago’s police supervisors.