The National Youth Agency - Street violence is an infection. I can cure it

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Street violence is an infection. I can cure it

2 Jul 2008
Feature on the CeaseFire initiative in Chicago, which is tackling gang violence by treating it as an epidemic.

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The key to the project is using 'credible messengers' to stop the transmission of violence, often including well-known former gang members, and 'violence interrupters', who pick up intelligence of trouble brewing and intercede to negotiate peace.