Gangs: What we know, What’s being done and What’s left to learn

Join us for a timely discussion focused on what researchers, law enforcement and community groups have learned about gang violence in Chicago and their suggestions for addressing the problem.

The Chicago crime Commission will present the main findings from our seceond installment of “The Gang Book,” set to be released in January, 2012.

Panelists

Gangs in Chicago: An Overview

Jim Hubbard, Research Analyst (confirmed)

Chicago Crime Commission

The Reliance of Communities on Gangs

Sudhir Venkatesh, Professor of Sociology (invited)

Columbia University

Gangs, Communities and the Underground Economy

John Hagedorn, Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice (confirmed)

University of Illinois, Chicago

Law Enforcement Strategies to Reduce Gang Violence

Nick Roti, Chief of the Organized Crime Division (confirmed)

Chicago Police Department

Community-Based Programs that Seek to Reduce Youth and Gang Violence

Mike Rodriguez, Executive Director (confirmed)

Enlace Chicago

Breakfast and Registration 8:30-9:00 am. 

Panel Discussion 9:00 am-12 pm

Where: 11 East Pearson Chicago, Illinois 60611

Beane Hall, 13th Floor Lewis Towers-Loyola university 

For registration information please contact Laura Brinkman at lbrinkman@chicagocrimecommission.org or (312) 372-0101 x263.