The process and results of defining neighborhoods may look different depending on the purpose. In this brief, the authors focused on how neighborhoods in Chicago are defined. The initial goal of this work was to answer questions about how access to and enrollment in school-based pre-kindergarten (pre-k) may have varied by neighborhood…

Examines the effect of community changes on the distribution pattern of delinquency in Chicago, Illinois, between 1940 and 1970. Findings from a 1942 study that distributional patterns of delinquency remained stable despite racial and ethnic invasion and succession are reexamined using data collected over three subsequent ten-year periods.…

This advance report highlights the findings of surveys taken in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia as part of the National Crime Panel, a new instrument for measuring levels of crime both nationwide and in selected large cities. Conducted for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the…

This investigation of the residential contiguity of socioeconomic status groups in the white and black population of the Chicago SMSA in 1970 is stated to show that although segregation indices between socioeconomic groups were comparable for whites and blacks, residential propinquity between high and low status persons differed dramatically…

In 1974, residents of East Humboldt Park, one of the oldest working class communities in Chicago, Illinois, gathered together in a common effort to reverse the process of urban decay and deterioration in their community. With the help of a hired consultant, the citizens planned the future of their community, a process that was completed in 1976,…

Nine essays, originally presented at an interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the University of Chicago, address problems of the changing inner cities of older, industrial metropolitan areas. An introduction reviews important theories of urban development, and the impact of changing technology and racial composition. Part one includes an essay…

Focuses on the changing of neighborhoods from white to Negro. Demonstrates statistically that distance from tract or Negro area alone cannot adequately explain or predict the racial turnover of neighborhoods over a ten-year period. Such an explanation requires considering economic and social measures of geographic mobility for white residents.…

This report provides statistical data on twenty large city school districts for the 1978-79 school year. Information is presented on the following topics: (1) pupil membership; (2) number of full time classroom teachers; (3) pupil teacher ratios; (4) administrative staff; (5) classroom teacher salaries; (6) expenditures per pupil; (7) revenue per…

Considers the state of the urban public education system in Chicago (Illinois). Addresses the effects of demographic and economic changes, the role of Benjamin Coppage Willis as superintendent of the Chicago schools, and the effects of inequality and plans for desegregation. (CMK)

Adopting the demographer's cohort-component projection model, this study examines migration patterns for six cities. The results show that White and Black lifecourse migration patterns have become more alike in the post-1970 period; yet, significant racial disparities still exist. Thus, recent migration patterns do not imply eventual metropolitan…

The purpose of this study was to determine ways to increase desegregation in Chicago's public schools. Funded under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the project focussed on staff integration, more equitable distribution of experienced teachers, student integration in regular, vocational, and apprenticeship schools, research needs, and…

This paper traces the effects of economic restructuring through comparative socioeconomic profiles of African American and Latinos in the Midwest, with a focus on Chicago and Kansas City. Globalization has been associated with deindustrialization, relocation of jobs to developing countries with cheaper labor, and expansion of the service sector. A…