Crime and punishment in Chicago data project

Crime and punishment in Chicago data project

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Have you ever thought about how the information collected from various crimes are used, starting from 911 calls to an actual arrest, to prosecution and beyond? The Chicago Justice Project, in collaboration with Smart Chicago Collaborative and Free Geek Chicago, put together the Crime and Punishment in Chicago data project to give you a one-stop shop of where to find the data to follow a case from start to finish in the justice system. Tracy Siska, executive director of the Chicago Justice Project, joins us.