05.23.17
Durbin Calls for Increased DOJ Support for Gun Violence Prevention Initiatives
May 22, 2017 – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited the Chicago Police Department’s 7th District Headquarters to take a firsthand look at the district’s Strategic Decision Support Center (SDSC), a high-tech intelligence center where crime data, surveillance and gunshot detection information is analyzed in partnership with the University of Chicago Crime Lab to better target policing resources. Durbin sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on May 22 asking for prompt U.S. Department of Justice support on a number of gun violence prevention initiatives, including the operation of SDSCs.