He embedded himself in a Chicago gang - the Black Kings ... to stop anyone from getting abused by the gang. And for the first time in my life, I was doing work that I truly loved; I was excited ...

This dataset contains descriptive information on individuals that the Chicago Police Department has classified as gang members. There are no names or identification included in the data ...

"If you live here, you're part of them," local police officer Aaron Washington told This American Life ... area used to be controlled by one gang, The Gangster Disciples, but residents say Chicago ...