Eric Adams unveils his blueprint to help New York tackle violence
It will involve more than just robust policing
“IT HAS BECOME like the old West, shoot-outs at high noon,” says Khayan Reed, a violence-disrupter in the Bronx. He works with Stand up to Violence (SUV), a programme begun by Jacobi, a city-run hospital. SUV considers violence a disease that can be cured through intervention. Until the pandemic hit, it was seeing success. Gun violence in its targeted area had decreased. Now, violence is pervasive. “There’s just so many guns,” says Carjah Dawkins-Hamilton, SUV’s director.
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United States January 29th 2022
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