“When you think about what our city is going through, we need something that will allow us to address the root causes of violence and the root causes of crime in our communities.” BlackVoicesWTTW
Chicago Police Department officials are looking to bring back a system that would track Chicagoans they believe to be members of gangs.In 2019, the city’s former Inspector General Joseph Ferguson
“I believe that the database should go away,” said Artinese Myrick, Lead Chicago Organizer at Live Free Chicago. “I don’t believe it actually shows efficacy in terms of reducing crime, preventing violence or actually keeping communities safe.” “We have multiple databases here in Illinois; however, those are for people who are guilty,” Brown said. “Even people in databases who have been found to be wrongfully convicted are having a hard time getting their names out of the database, so I’m just curious as to what the nexus is between gathering the data for the gang database and also how this will reduce crime.”
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