The text in the top two drawings has been used with the kind permission of Daniel P. Smith, author of the book On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department. You can read my review his book on the project blog.

 Mr.Smith has graciously allowed me to use the text on page 11 of  his book for a series of drawings based on 911 calls for service in Chicago's busy 15Th district. The calls were logged on June 3, 2006 between 4PM - 11PM. What amazed me was not only the volume of calls but the mind numbing repetition. To make these drawings I tried to imagine myself responding hour after hour,day after day to these calls. They are about animal abuse, narcotic sales, prostitution, auto accidents,assaults, well being checks,shots fired and reports of burglary. As I hand printed the text on to my drawings, I began to appreciate how often an officer must shift mental and emotional gears within even a short period of time on a shift in order to take care of business.