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The Interrupters: Blocking the Transmission of Violence
- curtis 19y agoThis is a long article -- 10 pages, I'm warning you now. It's also one of the most interesting things I've read in a long time. It describes the efforts of CeaseFire, a Chicago organization trying to apply the principles of public health to preventing violence. The organization was founded by an epidemiologist with experience fighting infections disease in Africa, but the people who work for the organization -- the "violence interrupters" -- are mostly ex-gang members. The article ends up mostly focusing on the interrupters rather than the science itself, so it's not really a science article. It's still well worth reading.
- lacker 19y agoFunny to see this article surrounded by two huge Grand Theft Auto IV ads. It made me think at first that this was about anti-video-game groups ;-)