Chicago Area Project (CAP) is an American juvenile delinquency prevention association based in Chicago, Illinois. The association has been acting since early 20th century. The project was founded by University of Chicago criminologist Clifford Shaw. As of 2009, its current executive director is David E. Whittaker.
The program is considered to be America's first community-based delinquency prevention program.
The project started to fight delinquency at "Russell Square" neighborhood of South Chicago during the 1930s and early 1940s.[1]