An educated weapon will combat gangs

May 24, 2010 04:05 by dmckenzie

from LATimes.com

An educated weapon will combat gangs

City-sanctioned intervention workers are studying for a unique assignment: preventing the next crime.

By Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times

May 23, 2010

Class was in session the other day in a squat building overlooking MacArthur Park. The assignment: "Baby Mama Drama."

Scenario: A man is pinned down inside a house because he's in the "wrong" neighborhood — outside his territory. He's just visiting the mother of his child, who lives in your neighborhood, but the woman's new boyfriend is out front and not happy. The situation is tense and deteriorating quickly. What to do?

read the full story here www.latimes.com/news/local/crime/la-me-gang-20100523,0,103344.story


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