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  • What Does It Take to Stop Crips and Bloods From Killing Each Other?

    John Buntin

    July 10, 2013 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles,the Crips and Blood gangs have violently fought each other for decades. By 2013, the LAPD has enforced new measures including community policing with an emphasis on fairness rather than deterrence. The Community Safety Partnership has significantly reduced crimes in Watts and has built trust between residents and the police.

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  • Holy alliance: Boston's cop-clergy partnership sees plunge in homicides

    James H. Burnett III

    March 12, 2000 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Roxbury, Massachusetts

    Partnerships between police officers and clergy are being credited with dramatically reducing the rate of homicide in Boston, particularly among teens. And it is drawing the attention of officials in larger cities across the United States, all of whom are looking at adopting some portion of the Boston model.

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