Smart Chicago’s work around justice covers access to data, youth-led tech, and websites that delve into published and unpublished datasets about incarceration.
ACCESS
We work to expose underserved people to new technology and increase available data about justice.
SKILLS
We teach youth how to use tech in policy goals & expand knowledge among developers about justice data.
DATA
We highlight the need for more justice data & create websites using existing info to understand the justice system.
COMPLETE LIST OF PROJECTS UNDER OUR JUSTICE PROGRAM
Chicago Police Accountability Task Force Documentation
The Smart Chicago Collaborative has documented the four community forums hosted by the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force and held across the city in the month of February. The purpose of the meetings were to provide residents the opportunity to speak or submit written comments on improving the accountability, oversight and training of Chicago’s police officers. We care about justice and we care about accountability, so we have sent text documenters, videographers ( Community TV Net…
Digital Directory
Greater Good Studio is designing a digital directory for youth in detention facilities, who wish to connect with Arts-based organizations upon their release. Smart Chicago is serving as advisor on the project and is working under the direction of Susanne Connor, Senior Program Officer, Arts & Culture for the The Chicago Community Trust . The Trust also provided all funds for the project. The digital directory will be distributed by USB drive and will contain lists of relevant arts organizations t…
Crime and Punishment in Chicago
Overview The Crime and Punishment in Chicago project provides an index of data sources regarding the criminal justice system in Chicago. We aggregate sources of data, how this data is generated, how to get it, and what data is unavailable. This project is a key way we are using the Civic Works grant to use data journalism to uncover the value of data and cover the stories behind the data. Here’s a closer look at the scope of work: Generate content explaining the availability of data …
Convicted in Cook
Convicted in Cook is a project that analyzes five years worth of conviction data received through the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County by the Chicago Justice Project . Partners Our partners for this project are the Chicago Justice Project , a nonprofit research organization, and FreeGeek Chicago’s Supreme Chi-Town Coding Crew (SC3). Yana Kunichoff is the project’s analyst and editor, Geoffrey Hing is the senior developer and Brian Peterson is the junior d…
Expunge.io
Expunge.io is a website designed for people with juvenile records in Illinois to kick of the process of expunging, or erasing, those records. It is a youth-led project run by Smart Chicago and controlled by the Mikva Challenge Juvenile Justice Council . This project grew naturally out of our work together in our CivicSummer program. We interacted with youth on the Juvenile Justice Council (JJC) about what interested them, where their research took them, and what issues mattered most to them. …