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The Chicago Crime Commission is an independent, non-partisan civic watchdog organization of business leaders dedicated to educating the public about the dangers of organized criminal activity, especially organized crime, street gangs and the tools of their trade: drugs, guns, public corruption, money laundering, identity theft and gambling, founded in 1919. The police, the judicial system, politicians, prosecutors and citizens rely on the Chicago Crime Commission to provide advice on crime issues and to communicate vital information to the public. == Summary == Founded just before Prohibition in the Roaring '20s, local businessmen formed the Chicago Crime Commission to address the lawlessness prevalent in Chicago during the time. The businessmen who founded the crime commission did not think of themselves as a reform organization but saw crime as business work to which they applied business methods. The backlog of murder cases awaiting trial was reduced, while the public corruption and organized criminal activities of the Chicago Outfit were exposed. In 1930, the Commission first brought about the Public Enemies list, with Chicago gangster Al Capone as "Public Enemy Number One." The idea of such a list was co-opted by the FBI as the The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Today, the Commission's primary role is to ensure that business, government and law enforcement work together to address problems caused by organized criminal enterprises by: * Publishing ''The Gang Book'', a training tool for law enforcement and educators on the Chicago area gangs and strategies for protecting the city and surrounding communities; * Publishing ''Friend and Foe'', a centennial review of law enforcement successes and failures to inform and jump-start plans for future law enforcement initiatives; * Offering tools for citizens to report public corruption and crime anonymously to the right law enforcement agency through an interactive website and hotline; * Promoting Project Safe Neighborhoods, a highly successful gang and violence reduction strategy that resulted in a 38% drop in homicide rates in pilot areas; * Advising statewide and local partnerships on how to improve communications to prevent and respond to everyday crimes and organized criminal activities; * Conducting research and providing analysis on crime issues, specializing in those businesses associated with organized criminal activity; and * Offering the most comprehensive organized crime library possible. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicago Crime Commission」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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