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Mar 20, 2019 · We look at the long history of police brutality against Latinos in Chicago. Latinos, especially immigrants, have faced police violence and killings for decades, and have a long history of...
Oct 3, 2018 · African-Americans made up 3 percent of Chicago’s population and 21 percent of police homicide victims from 1910 to 1920. And yet, during the first half of the period Adler studies, police violence was largely limited to the liberal use of clubs.
Nov 19, 2020 · Between 2010 and 2017, the city issued more than $700 million in “police brutality bonds,” as civic watchdogs call them. Per a 2018 study by the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE ...
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Jan 13, 2017 · Here are key moments in the police department’s history that contributed to its reputation for brutality toward minorities: 1969. Dec. 4: Police officers open fire during a dawn raid on a West Side apartment, killing two members of the Illinois Black Panthers who were sleeping there, including the group’s chairman, Fred Hampton.
Apr 20, 2021 · In 1980, Andrew Laties witnessed white police officers beating up a Black man in a Chicago el station. His testimony helped convict them.
Nov 5, 2020 · Balto explained the origin of police in Chicago, noting the city began to build up a police force in the mid-1800s. Balto said Chicago did not create a police force simply to protect everyday Americans. Rather, the police served to keep tabs on the ever-increasing population of immigrants.
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May 29, 2020 · Conducted between 1927 and 1928, the survey sought to analyze causes of high crime rates in Chicago and Cook County, especially among criminals associated with Al Capone.
