University of Chicago Crime Lab to Mark First 10 Years at October Event

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To mark a decade of work that has helped transform the way academic research tackles the most urgent and pressing public policy challenges in the United States, the University of Chicago Crime Lab hosted Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (JD’89), Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson, and Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson at an event, “The Next 10,” at Venue SIX10 on Tuesday, Oct. 15th. For ten years, the Crime Lab has worked in close partnership with policymakers and non-profits to design, evaluate, and scale the most promising programs aimed at reducing violence, advancing criminal justice reform, and, in partnership with the Education Lab, improving educational opportunities in Chicago. The Next 10 highlighted some of the Crime Lab and Education Lab’s highest-impact efforts to date and looked ahead to the next decade of this work. Mayor Lightfoot, Dr. Jackson, and Superintendent Johnson engaged in a conversation about the partnerships that make this work possible and the future of community-focused, evidence-informed, and data-driven policymaking, moderated by Joyce Foundation President Ellen Alberding.

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