This preliminary report summarizes what the Policing in Chicago Research Group has been able to discover, as well as what has yet to be learned, about Chicago’s gang database. Through a combination of in-depth interviews, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and archival research, the Research Group sought to learn about impacts of the gang database and understand relationships between law enforcement agencies involved in tracking gang affiliation (e.g., the Chicago Police Department, the FBI, ICE, Illinois State Police, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, etc.).
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