GVPanorama - How People with Criminal Records are Working to Reduce Violence in Baltimore
Long a poster child for urban crime, the "Charm City" is experiencing a gun violence turnaround
While on the search for recent gun violence prevention news for our weekly "Friday Finds” feature, we often come across editorials, personal stories, or wider-lens articles that don’t necessarily fit into a current events window. With “GVPanorama” we highlight some of these thought-provoking pieces.
A main focus here at Armed with Reason is to highlight fruitful community violence intervention stories from around the country. Today’s GVPanorama is a recent report from CBS News that tells of Baltimore’s recent success at lowering their infamous crime stats — and how they did it with help from an unexpected source.
“…Safe Streets Baltimore, a city-run anti-violence program that works to prevent crime by hiring some experts in the field: people with criminal records. The program launched in 2007, using what it says is a public health approach that involves utilizing ‘trusted messengers.’”