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.
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.
Legalization Isn’t an Antidote to Prostitution’s Harms

Because while there are some people who choose to engage in sex work, and while a few come out of it unscathed, the evidence is clear: sex work isn’t safe.
City 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.