Police violence intervention aims to help Chicago youth
A police violence intervention developed by professors at Princeton and the Yale School of Public Health is helping children and teens in Chicago process the
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A police violence intervention developed by professors at Princeton and the Yale School of Public Health is helping children and teens in Chicago process the
Nick Blumberg | May 25, 2021 8:58 pm This story is part of Policing: A “Chicago Tonight” Special on the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. Since 2019, the Chicago Police Department has been operating under a consent decree mandating a series of reforms. The order, which was prompted by the 2014 police murder of teenager Laquan McDonald, is the first-ever consent decree the department has faced. But it’s far from the first attempt at police reform in Chicago. Thanks to our sponsors: In 1919, Chicago erupted into race riots after a black teen who crossed a so-called color line...