Survivors Deserve High-Quality Responses From CPD—and More
October 8, 2020 With a career centered on representing survivors in court, CAASE attorney Christine Crow has had numerous first-hand…
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CPD is Failing Survivors—Here’s What We Should Do
October 8, 2020 10 to 20 percent: that is the portion of sex offense reports in Chicago that led to…
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Want To Understand the Relationship Between Police Brutality and Sexual Harm? Here’s Where To Begin.
July 10, 2020 We’re amazed and inspired by the activists and allies who’ve gathered to resist police brutality and racism…
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The Police Brutality That Doesn’t Go Viral
July 10, 2020 The refrain frequently caught on cell phone and body cameras: I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I…
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Gender-Based Violence Needs CPD Attention—Chicago Police Board Can Help
We ask the Chicago Police Board to prioritize nominating a superintendent experienced in cases of gendered violence.
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CPD Wrongly Targets People Selling Sex
CAASE spent 18 months researching and observing how our criminal justice system currently treats women who were arrested for prostitution, and followed cases from police intervention through criminal case disposition.
Read MoreConviction of Jason Van Dyke Marks Watershed Moment for Chicago
We are hopeful that today’s verdict is a demonstration of a new commitment within society to the fact that Black lives matter.
Read More3 New Laws CAASE is Proud To Get Behind
CAASE celebrates the signing of these bills into law and praises the hard work of the legislatures that passed them.
Read MoreCity Doubles Down on Failed Efforts to End Prostitution
A new law doubles down on the city’s failed efforts to end prostitution while rejecting every established best practice for crime reduction.
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