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Article: EDITORIAL: Gangs and the public health.
- Article from:
- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- January 9, 2007
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Jan. 9--Gang-related violence has become the preoccupation of law enforcement officials across Maryland in the last year or two -- and Baltimore, surprisingly, may serve as a model for how to effectively combat the scourge of gangs. Taking its lead from other cities, the Baltimore Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is advocating a community-based, public health approach to reducing gang violence. Intervention and mediation are the keys, not solely tougher enforcement. But it will require a change in attitude and policy here for communities and police alike. It's been done successfully in Chicago; gang-related shootings and murders have dropped significantly in ...
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