Illinois Crime Survey (1929)

The 1929 Illinois Crime Survey is a monumental study of the operation of the criminal courts, the juvenile courts, and of homicide in Chicago. Consisting of a series of separate reports, it remains a model of scholarship. The Illinois Crime Survey describes a system perceived to be in crisis as a result of the influence of organized crime and the corruption of judicial institutions. The Survey also offered detailed and valuable analyses of important criminal justice institutions, such as the Police, the Felony Courts, and the Juvenile Delinquent. In addition, the 1929 Survey includes a comprehensive analysis of Homicide in Cook County.

The 1929 Illinois Crime Survey Download entire document as PDF (122.8 MB)

Table of Contents, Editor's Preface, Director's Introduction (PDF - 4.12MB)

Part I - The Machinery of Justice

Chapter I: Recorded Felonies: An Analysis and General Survey C.E. Gehlke(PDF - 8.53MB)
Chapter II: The Supreme Court in Felony Cases Albert J. Harno (PDF - 9.60MB)
Chapter III: The Trial Courts in Felony Cases E.W. Hinton (PDF - 3.26MB)
Chapter IV: The Juries, in Felony Cases, in Cook County Gustave F. Fischer* (PDF - 2.55MB)
Chapter V: The Prosecutor (outside of Chicago) in Felony Cases William D. Knight (PDF - 3.49MB)
Chapter VI: The Prosecutor (in Chicago) in Felony Cases John J. Healy (PDF - 5.91MB)
Chapter VII: Rural Police Protection Bruce Smith (PDF - 1.89MB)
Chapter VIII: The Police (in Chicago) August Vollmer (PDF - 2.16MB)
Chapter IX: The Coroner (in Cook County) Ludvig Hektoen (PDF - 1.46MB)
Chapter X: The Municipal Court of Chicago Raymond Moley (PDF - 3.39MB)
Chapter XI: The Probation and Parole System Andrew A. Bruce, E.W. Burgess and Albert J. Harno (PDF - 18.12MB)
Chapter XII: Crime Record Systems W.C. Jamison (PDF - 0.94MB)

Part II - Specific Types of Offenses and Offenders

Chapter XIII: Homicide (in Cook County) Arthur V. Lashly (PDF - 5.51MB)
Chapter XIV: The Juvenile Delinquent Clifford R. Shaw and Earl D. Myers (PDF - 10.15MB)
Chapter XV: The Deranged or Defective Delinquent H. Douglas Singer (PDF - 9.02MB)

Part III - Organized Crime In Chicago

Chapter XVI: Introduction Andrew A. Bruce (PDF - 0.86MB)
Chapter XVII: The McSwiggin Assassination as a Typical Event (PDF - 1.91MB)
Chapter XVIII: the Exploitation of Prostitution (PDF - 2.50MB)
Chapter XIX: The Rule of the Underworld: Tennes as a Vice Chief (PDF - 4.70MB)
Chapter XX: The Rule of the Underworld: Torrio as Overlord (PDF - 1.30MB)
Chapter XXI: The Beer Wars (PDF - 1.01MB)
Chapter XXXII: Terrorization by Bombs (PDF - 4.96MB)
Chapter XXIII: Racketeering (PDF - 2.27MB)
Chapter XXIV: The Gangster and the Politician (PDF - 2.55MB)
Chapter XXV: Funerals of Gangsters (PDF - 1.66MB)
Chapter XXVI: The Gangster's Apologia Pro Vita Sua (PDF - 1.85MB)
Chapter XXVII: The Who's Who of Organized Crime in Chicago (PDF - 3.39MB)
Chapter XXVIII: Summary and Reccomendations E.W. Burgess (PDF - 1.07MB)

Illinois Crime Survey (1929)

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