Charlie Beck and Melvyn Hayward Jr.: Here’s why Chicago is exceeding the standard in community violence intervention
Chicago’s collaborative structure stands out from most cities’ approach to violence interruption.
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Charlie Beck, Jens Ludwig and Chico Tillmon: Four ideas that could cut Chicago’s shootings in half
Chicago's next mayor must get the gears of government better aligned with what the gun violence problem in America really is.
Charlie Beck: Police reform is possible in Chicago, but it starts with officers
It almost goes without saying that large bureaucratic institutions will resist reform imposed from the outside while internally driven reforms are a surer path to success. So it is with...
Kathleen O’Toole and Charlie Beck: Chicago’s consent decree can improve policing for everyone
With the election of a new mayor just around the corner, Chicago must ensure that the next police superintendent is a principled, dynamic change agent who understands that the pursuit...
Commentary: CPD’s Charlie Beck to Chicago: Unite to end gun violence as you have united to slow the coronavirus
The people of Chicago welcomed me with open arms when I arrived five months ago from Los Angeles. It is now with an elbow bump that I leave this city...