ShotSpotter is a Probable Cause Generator
On today’s show we discuss the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter with Alejandro Ruizesesparza from the Cancel ShotSpotter Coalition and Jonathan Manes, an attorney in the MacArthur Justice Center’s Illinois Office. Our discussion focuses on why activists and communities are rising up to confront the Chicago Police Department on their use of ShotSpotter. The scary truth […]
Conversation with Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr
Today on the Chicago Justice Podcast we sit down for a conversation with Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr. to discuss the state of the administration of justice in Chicago and Cook County. Mitchell Jr.’s office employees over 650 staff and handles around 100,000 criminal cases, including both misdemeanor and felony, per year. Mitchell […]
FOIA: Crime Lab Staffing Analysis for CPD
The Crime Lab at the University of Chicago has allegedly produced a staffing analysis for the Chicago Police Department. The work according the reporting in the Sun-Times was done pro-bono by the Crime Lab. This has the potential to be a very significant development for a police force that has lied about staffing for decades. […]
The Great Myth About Policing Plaguing Chicago
The great myth will not allow Chicago to free itself from repeating past mistakes when it comes to responding to crime & violence. The true impact that policing has on these phenomena are very hard to ascertain even by the most skilled researchers in the field. The reality is that police receive far too much […]
Catanzara Resigns Before Being Fired
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara has officially resigned from the Chicago Police Department after his recent hearing in front of the Chicago Police Board demonstrated he was going to fired. Despite this being extremely good news as Chicago is much better off without this man having the authority and power police officers enjoy […]
Chicago Contrarian Hates Chicago and Facts
Chicago Contrarian is nothing more than a platform for extremist views that have been growing in Chicago and around the country for decades. In this episode we take a look at a couple recent posts that provide insight in to the mind set of the insurrectionists on January 6th. The posts from Chicago Contrarian also […]
Pro Cop Media on Full Display
The pro cop media bias in Chicago was on full display when the media failed to report appropriately on a domestic violence incident involving two police officers that resulted in one officer shooting and killing her husband. The media instead writes headlines and stories about how the two officers were involved in an altercation or […]
Lightfoot Flip Flops on Young Case Transparency
Mayor Lori Lightfoot flip flops on here commitment for full transparency in the Anjanette Young case despite making such a commitment publicly. Lightfoot has received a report from the Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety that contains the results of their investigation of the case. An investigation that was stymied from the beginning by Lightfoot’s […]
Superintendent Brown Tried to Prevent Firing of Bad Cop
Superintendent David Brown tried to prevent the city from moving forward with the firing of Sgt. William Spyker but ultimately a single Chicago Police Board member decided to allow the case against Spyker to move forward. Why did Brown do this? We don’t really know because the Chicago media allows Brown to make all these […]
Deborah Witzburg Extended Interview
Today’s we sit down with Deborah Witzburg, the Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety. We discuss her report from June 2020 titled “Review of the CPD Management and production of records” and her recent follow up report that looks in to what if any of the recommendations within the report the Chicago Police Department has […]