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Faith-based 'violence interrupters' stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for at-risk youth – not threats of jail

  • Written by Deanna Wilkinson, Associate Professor. Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
Faith-based 'violence interrupters' stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for at-risk youth – not threats of jailA demonstrator heads to an anti-violence protest in Chicago, which has struggled with gun violence for decades, July 7, 2018.Jim Young/AFP via Getty Images)

The July 4 weekend was one of the deadliest in recent U.S. history, with 160 people, including several small children, killed by gun violence in Chicago, New York, Atlanta and beyond.

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