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Dec 2, 2024

Referrals and Black-White Coronary Heart Disease Treatment Disparities: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physician Perspectives

This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions to understand how primary care physicians (PCPs) make specialty referrals and how referrals may contribute to treatment disparities.
Research

Nov 1, 2024

The Social Foundations of Racial Inequalities in Arrest Over the Life Course and in Changing Times

This article examines how early-life social context influences racial and ethnic disparities in arrest from ages 10 to 40, using longitudinal data from multiple Chicago birth cohorts.
Research

Apr 17, 2024

Great Lakes Oil Spill Response Capabilities Evaluation

This report presents an assessment of the ability of government agencies and the private sector to collectively respond to Great Lakes oil spill scenarios relating to Area Contingency Plans while characterizing capabilities and gaps.
Research

Jul 6, 2022

The Impact and Implementation of the Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

The authors evaluated the Leading Educators Chicago Collaborative, a teacher professional development program aligned to Common Core State Standards, examining the program's implementation and its impact on student achievement.
Press

Dec 4, 2019

District-Level, Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Police Reduce Crime Levels

District-level police crime centers that use technology such as remote cameras and analytic tools to support commanders' strategic decisionmaking may be able to help reduce crime.
Research

Dec 4, 2019

Real-Time Crime Centers in Chicago: Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers

The Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSCs) serve as command, control, and communications hubs. In this report, the authors evaluate the processes, organizational structures, and technologies employed in the SDSCs.
Research

Jun 30, 2017

The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Private Law Enforcement: Evidence from University Police

This paper seeks new evidence on the impact of private police on crime, exploiting a unique setting, the University of Chicago Police Department, that permits a credible examination of the causal effect of police in both the short and long run.
Commentary

Oct 11, 2016

Pitfalls of Predictive Policing

The Chicago Police Department's predictive policing program didn't work. To achieve even a 5 percent drop in the city's homicide rate, enormous leaps in both prediction and intervention effectiveness are necessary.
Commentary

Sep 21, 2016

CPD's 'Heat List' and the Dilemma of Predictive Policing

Predictive policing — the use of computer models to identify areas or people at greater risk of being involved in a serious crime — is yielding results for police. How authorities plan to respond to the data is key.
Research

Jul 8, 2016

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Illinois

Part of a series highlighting innovative models and best practices for local health departments' involvement in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act outreach and enrollment, this brief reports on a case study on Illinois.
Research

Jul 8, 2016

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

This report summarizes seven case studies to highlight innovative models and best practices that leverage local health department efforts in outreach and health insurance enrollment activities tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Commentary

May 18, 2016

The Hidden Costs of Pension Plan Reform

While there are many policy options that may decrease pension liabilities for Chicago and cities and states in similar situations, some options being considered may also have serious consequences for the public sector workforce, now and in the future.

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Referrals and Black-White Coronary Heart Disease Treatment Disparities: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physician Perspectives

The Social Foundations of Racial Inequalities in Arrest Over the Life Course and in Changing Times

Great Lakes Oil Spill Response Capabilities Evaluation

The Impact and Implementation of the Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

District-Level, Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Police Reduce Crime Levels

Real-Time Crime Centers in Chicago: Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers

The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Private Law Enforcement: Evidence from University Police

Pitfalls of Predictive Policing

CPD's 'Heat List' and the Dilemma of Predictive Policing

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Illinois

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

The Hidden Costs of Pension Plan Reform

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Referrals and Black-White Coronary Heart Disease Treatment Disparities: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physician Perspectives

The Social Foundations of Racial Inequalities in Arrest Over the Life Course and in Changing Times

Great Lakes Oil Spill Response Capabilities Evaluation

The Impact and Implementation of the Chicago Collaborative Teacher Professional Development Program

District-Level, Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Police Reduce Crime Levels

Real-Time Crime Centers in Chicago: Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department's Strategic Decision Support Centers

The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Private Law Enforcement: Evidence from University Police

Pitfalls of Predictive Policing

CPD's 'Heat List' and the Dilemma of Predictive Policing

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: A Case Study on Illinois

Assessing the Role of State and Local Public Health in Outreach and Enrollment for Expanded Coverage: Seven Case Studies from Local and State Health Departments

The Hidden Costs of Pension Plan Reform

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