Some might earn their GEDs or make their way back to a CPS school. The University of Chicago Crime Lab was another key ...

A new analysis from the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab pinpoints where and when violent crime primarily occurs in the city — down to the hour and 1,000-by-1,000-foot block. The new numbers ...

The first rape kits were given to hospitals in 1978. Chicago was the testing ground. According to a Tribune article from the ...

The University of Chicago Crime Lab completed a similar analysis in 2021 that showed deployment levels decline during the weekend overnight time periods when shootings are most common. However ...

In fact, the University of Chicago Crime Lab found a 43% reduction in violent crime arrests for youths who obtained eight-week, part-time employment through its One Summer Chicago Plus jobs ...

Sure can! Zoe Russek works at the University of Chicago Crime Lab as the Associate Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives. In her role, Zoe collaborates with the Chicago Police Department and ...

Bundesen suggested establishing the lab independently of the Chicago Police Department, perhaps at the nearby Northwestern University School of Law. With support from the law school dean, John Henry ...