Gangs from the inside
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Tiffany Walden/MEDILL
CeaseFire Rogers Park workers meet after an intervention at a nearby church.
Comes with the territory: Gangs market just like businesses
by Tiffany Walden
Chicago gangs function like successful businesses. Their business model includes supplying the neighborhood with the demand for illegal drugs and warding off potential threats to their profits; i.e. other gangs. Ex gang members discuss how gangs compare to legal businesses; including how they expand their turf to maximize profit and how powerful outside gangs, like MS-13, could not penetrate into the competitive Chicago gang market.
Crew Love: 13 boys cross into gangland
by Tiffany Walden
There's a thin line that distinguishes a neighborhood crew from a gang. One ex gang member, who now works for ONE/CeaseFire in Rogers Park, explains how his crew rose from 13 football buddies to a 400-member gang overnight.
The dark knight wears orange for intervention
by Tiffany Walden
An interview in Ceasefire's Rogers Park office ends in gang intervention at a local church. Walk in the shoes of a reporter participating in an intervention between neighborhood gang members and a group of re-entry males.
