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Peaceful protests over the fatal police shooting of a Black “violence interrupter” in Washington, DC, turned violent Tuesday evening when protesters threw bottles and rocks at police officers ...
The violence interrupters include Hambino Godbody, who grew up in Cumberland View and still has DCP (Dodge City Projects) tattooed on the back of his left hand. Violent crime has spiked nationwide ...
The team employs three violence interrupters dedicated to developing relationships with youth in specific target zones, canvassing those areas and responding to potentially volatile incidents in ...
Cure Violence is a public health approach to violence prevention and reduction. It aims to stop the spread of violence in communities by using the methods and strategies associated with epidemic disease control : detecting and interrupting conflicts, identifying and treating the highest risk individuals, and changing social norms .
James Densley (born 13 April 1982) is a British-American sociologist and Professor of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University.He is best known as co-founder of The Violence Project [1] and as co-author of the bestselling book, The Violence Project: How To Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic. [2]
The Interrupters is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which Chicago drew national headlines for violence and murder that plagued the city.
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"Defund the police", a phrase popularized by Black Lives Matter during the George Floyd protests. In the United States, "defund the police" is a slogan that supports reducing funds from police departments and reallocating them to non-policing forms of public safety and community support, such as social services, youth services, housing, education, healthcare and other community resources.