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Jul 5, 2024 · And ONS knows it's a different world than the one they grew up in. Organized gangs are now splinters and factions and are more violent than ever. Brandon said old-style street gangs no...
- Charlie Wojciechowski
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Jan 8, 2021 · Chicago’s not-so-random gang violence: Just 6% of gang ‘factions’ tied to most shootings studied. An especially violent 18 days last summer might have seemed like a gang free-for-all. It wasn’t, researcher finds. He’s aiming to use those findings to help stem the violence. By Frank Main. Jan 8, 2021, 3:00pm PDT.
- Frank Main
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Aug 31, 2021 · Over the past 30 years, most of Chicago’s historic gangs have deteriorated because of federal racketeering and drug prosecutions. The breakdown in leadership structures — and the city’s destruction of public housing projects — resulted in gangs splintering.
- Lakeidra Chavis
Sep 25, 2021 · The numbers of carjackings, shootings and homicides have risen in Chicago, leaving residents on edge and prompting city officials to generate new solutions to tackle the city's violence epidemic.
Nov 26, 2023 · Neoliberal education reforms that closed many schools in poor neighborhoods is just one form of deprivation that has intensified gang violence in Chicago, forcing students to cross through rival territory to reach their new schools.
Aug 31, 2021 · Chicago isn’t the only city pointing fingers. Across the country, gangs have once again become a scapegoat for politicians and police navigating a violent crime resurgence during the pandemic. New York City is promoting gang takedowns as a cure, despite research showing their ineffectiveness.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Chicago has 59 active street gangs, with more than 2,000 semi-autonomous factions. Police estimate 100,000 gang members are in the city. More than half are in three gangs — the Gangster Disciples, Latin Kings and Black P Stones.
