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What Do Violence Prevention Workers Want To See From Chicago’s Next Mayor?
What Do Violence Prevention Workers Want To See From Chicago’s Next Mayor?
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After a spike of shootings in 2016, Chicago stepped up its violence prevention efforts. Reset sat down with some of the leaders of this endeavor to learn what’s changed in the eight years since the movement began. We talked to Dominique McCord from Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, Teny Gross from the Institute for Nonviolence, Chris Patterson from Illinois’ Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, and Kanoya Ali from Chicago CRED.
Released:
Apr 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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