ABSTRACT
This chapter proposes that violence persists in Chicago, and potentially elsewhere, largely because of the development of a culture and identity paradigm that has made violence profitable. Scrambling for creative and effective strategies to address violence problems in Chicago, some have proposed desperate measures. Activities are coordinated with research and action efforts at the Urban Peace Lab within the Department of Sociology at North Park University. Chicago was organized like a concentric circle with most of the violence in the Zone in Transition close to the central business district. Problems of violence persisted in Chicago, reaching an all-time high in the 1990s. And in 2009 the Chicago Crime Lab housed at the University of Chicago came to an astonishing conclusion. The Triple C Paradigm is failing to significantly reduce violence in Chicago, and beyond. Respondents frequently begin with their indication that they have never been asked or thought about that question before.
