In 1972, the study’s findings compelled Alderman James B. Moran to establish the Evanston Defender Project. Under the leadership of William Parks, the Project’s goal was to provide high-quality, community-based legal representation to youth who came into contact with the criminal justice system. In 1976, the Evanston Defender Project became a neighborhood Office of the Criminal Defense Consortium of Cook County. The Consortium, however, only lasted a few years, a victim of political infighting between Cook County and the federal government.