MARCH 2021
FOLLOW-UP INQUIRY ON THE CHICAGO ROLtCElDEPAETMiNTS "GANG DATABASE'" i '•!' f
CITY OF CHICAGO
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
JOSEPH M. FERGUSON
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO DEBORAH WITZBURG
DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
OIG FILE #20-0196
FOLLOW-UP INQUIRY ON CPD'S "GANG DATABASE"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUM MARY|910|BACKGROUND|910|
APRIL 2019 REPORT|910|DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING OIG'S APRIL 2019 REPORT 10
OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY 16
OBJECTIVES 16
SCOPE : 16
METHODOLOGY 16
STANDARDS 17
AUTHORITY AND ROLE 17
FINDINGS : 18
FINDING 1: CPD HAS MADE MINIMAL PROGRESS TOWARD AN OPERATIONAL
CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEM (CEIS) 18
LACK OF A TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION 19
NO CLEAR MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY 19
CONFUSION WITHIN CPD OVER THE DRAFTING STATUS OF GENERAL
ORDER G10-01-03 21
CRITICAL POLICY DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE CEIS REMAIN
UNRESOLVED OR UNDERDEVELOPED 23
CPD CONTINUES TO RELY ON ITS OLD GANG DATA SYSTEM 26
FINDING 2: CPD HAS NOT CLEARLY AND SPECIFICALLY ARTICULATED THE
STRATEGIC VALUE OF ITS PROPOSED SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING GANG
AFFILIATION INFORMATION 29
FINDING 3: CPD HAS TAKEN SOME MEASURES TO ADOPT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
ON ITS GANG DATA COLLECTION, BUT BY LEAVING AN OUTDATED VERSION OF
THE CEIS DIRECTIVE ON ITS WEBSITE FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AND
FAILING TO MAKE ITS REVISION PUBLIC, CPD MAY HAVE MISLED THE PUBLIC
WITH RESPECT TO A KEY POLICY CONCERN 32
MEASURES TO ADOPT PUBLIC FEEDBACK 32
CPD RISKS MISLEADING THE PUBLIC ON A KEY AREA OF CONCERN BY
HAVING LEFT AN OUTDATED DRAFT OF ITS GENERAL ORDER ON ITS WEBSITE FOR
APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS 34
CONCLUSION ; 37
APPENDIX A: CPD'S SEPTEMBER 2020 RESPONSE TO OIG'S FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS 38
APPENDIX B: CPD'S NOVEMBER 2020 RESPONSE TO OIG'S FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS 47
APPENDIX C: AUGUST 31, 2020 COURT FILING BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN CHICAGOANS
FOR AN END TO THE GANG DATABASE ET AL. V. CITY OF CHICAGO ETAL 49
APPENDIX D: AP...
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