Publications and Archives
Owning one of the oldest and most complete historical archives on organized crime in the 20th- and 21st century, the Commission provides an important historical record of criminal activity and public corruption for professional research and education. The Chicago Crime Commission maintains current information on crime issues and criminal activities involving organized crime, gangs and public corruption. Recent publications include: The Gang Book and Friend and Foe.
- The Gang Book is a 272-page overview of Chicago area gangs, including gang histories, gang insignias, gang leaders, gang criminal activities and gang migrations to Chicago's suburbs. The Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Public School System and other government agencies use The Gang Book in their law enforcement training programs. The Gang Book lists street gang and crime information about specific communities in greater Chicago.
- Friend and Foe is a compilation of interesting moments of crime and crime history in a decade-by-decade pictorial, featuring photographs, cartoons, newspaper articles, lithographs, fingerprints and drawings from the Chicago Crime Commission's extensive historical archive. Friend and Foe features law enforcement successes and failures that can help guide today's solutions to crime issues.
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