May 2024

Policing Leadership Academy Graduation Interviews

Hear from a select group of PLA graduates on their experience with the academy.

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NBER Working Paper: Predicting Police Misconduct
Academic Paper

NBER Working Paper: Predicting Police Misconduct

May 2024

This paper outlines the results of research on over a decade of Chicago Police Department data that shows it is possible to predict risk of on-duty and off-duty misconduct, allowing police departments to prioritize training and supportive resources.

Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees
Overview

Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees

Mar 2024

View the members of the PLA’s advisory and research committees.

Webinar- Situational Decision-Making: A New Training to Improve Policing
Webinar

Webinar- Situational Decision-Making: A New Training to Improve Policing

Oct 2023

The Crime Lab hosted a webinar on the findings of our recently released study, A Cognitive View of Policing, which evaluated a pilot of the Situational Decision-Making (Sit-D) police training program.

NCGVR Webinar: Interventions to Improve Police Effectiveness
Video

NCGVR Webinar: Interventions to Improve Police Effectiveness

Sep 2023

In a recent webinar hosted by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research, Oeindrila Dube presented her findings on the evaluation of Situational Decision-Making, while Philip Cook discussed the evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s Area Technology Centers.

Latest Updates

Cities are increasingly embracing violence interventions programs to control deadly violence
Media Mention
Route Fifty
Sep 2024

Cities are increasingly embracing violence interventions programs to control deadly violence

Route Fifty covers the Crime Lab’s evaluation of READI Chicago – a violence intervention initiative that provides those most at risk of gun violence with supported job and cognitive-behavioral programming.

How Chicagoans are tackling gun violence
Podcast
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons
Aug 2024

How Chicagoans are tackling gun violence

Kim Smith, Director of Programs at the University of Chicago Crime Lab joins WBEZ’s Reset podcast with Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss solutions to gun violence.

Crime, Guns & Solutions: What Are We Doing to Stop the Flow of Guns in Illinois?
Event
City Club of Chicago
Sep 2024

Crime, Guns & Solutions: What Are We Doing to Stop the Flow of Guns in Illinois?

Please join Christopher Amon, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Chicago Field Division, Brendan Kelly, Director of the Illinois State Police, and Kim Smith, Director of Programs for the University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab to discuss the source of guns coming into our region, and what can be done to eliminate them from our communities.