Nprs audie cornish speaks with columbia university. The national gang crime research center, since 1990 has provided the best information about gangs and gang problems, especially through its journal, the journal of gang research. The untold history of local latino gangs chicago reader. Chicago street gangs revealed in new gang book cbs 2. A comparative perspective university of minnesota press forthcoming originally presented at the global gangs conference, geneva, switzerland, may 2009 john m. Global incident map displaying gang activity, gang arrests, etc global incident map displaying gang activity, gang arrests, etc mapping gang related activity in north america. Why chicagos gang book is a problem for communities of.
Published june 12, 2018 updated on july 5, 2019 at 11. When youre ready to explore chicago from wrigley field to the navy pier, our downtown chicago map will help. A look at todays chicago gangs and how theyve changed. The book also includes updated gang turf maps and police data showing that oncecohesive, disciplined gangs have splintered into over 2,400 factions. Utilizing data from chicago police department, wbez shows you, but also asks some hard questions. Why chicago s gang book is a problem for communities of color the chicago crime commission recently published an update to its gang book. That last gang book, which is used as a guide for regional police, was published in 2012. Global incident map displaying gang activity, gang arrests. A cursory look at the map reveals that gang territories appear to. A detailed downloadable and printable map of chicago. Chicago is home to several street gangs that are heavily involved in drug distribution, violent crime, and other criminal activity. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. Numbers chicago has 59 active street gangs, with more than 2,000 semiautonomous factions. The book also includes data from a 2011 chicago crime commission survey of gang and drug activity.
The chicago crime commissions gang book publication is an acclaimed compilation of current gang trends. First created 2015, currently under construction as of september 2018. The chicago crime commission says the new gang book is the most comprehensive study ever of chicago street gangs. The chicago crime commission released its 2018 edition of the gang book, which features the mugshots and names of about 1,000 gang leaders in the chicago area. This was the main conclusion of the fracturing of gangs conference, held at the great cities institute in spring 2018. The gang book is used as a tool to assist law enforcement, educators, and community justice partners in combating and understanding gangs. A genealogy of gangs in chicago bringing the state back into gang research global gangs. The primary street gangs that pose the greatest threat in the chicago area are the gangster disciples, black disciples, black p stone nation, vice lords, and latin kings.
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