Safety and Justice

Great cities are safe and just.

Civic Consulting Alliance facilitates institutional reform and collaborative transformation to address systemic inequities and make the Chicago region a safe and just place for all. We focus on:

Police reform and accountability
Addressing violence as a public health crisis
Justice system reform

Project Highlights

September 24, 2021

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Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities supports collaborative violence reduction strategies as it enters its fifth year

As we head into the fall, we close a second consecutive summer with a dramatic rise in gun violence in Chicago. Gun violence is an issue of paramount importance to our collective well-being and to our region’s prosperity—it is a ...

March 30, 2021

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Working Towards a More Just and Equitable Juvenile Justice System

A February 2020 report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the 2019 consent decree found that Chicago’s juvenile justice system is not achieving its goal of reducing youth recidivism, and may re-traumatize youth or increase their likelihood ...

March 30, 2021

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Convening Community Stakeholders to Review COPA Policies

Since 2018, Civic Consulting Alliance has undertaken multiple projects to help the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) prepare for and respond to a court-monitored consent decree, which mandates reforms across a wide range of areas. ...

Safety & Justice