University of Chicago Crime Lab

The University of Chicago Crime Lab seeks to improve our understanding of how to reduce crime and violence by helping government agencies and non-profit organizations rigorously evaluate new pilot programs.

Among the Crime Lab’s ongoing projects is the Chicago Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence Among School Age Youth. Their recent "design competition" identified one promising project, out of more than 30 applications, that has the potential to reduce youth gun violence in Chicago. This initiative is currently being implemented in schools around Chicago. The Crime Lab will rigorously evaluate the results of the program after its completion.

The Crime Lab’s focus is not exclusive to Chicago or the problem of gun violence. Ongoing or recently completed projects by Crime Lab members include studies of adult re-entry programs in Chicago and Milwaukee, targeted “hot spot” policing programs in Massachusetts, and a “coerced abstinence” drug testing and sanctions program for probationers in Hawaii.

crimelab.uchicago.edu

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Richard M. Daley

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