Reduce Gun Violence Through a Community-Wide Effort

Oakland cut its homicide rate in half by using a version of programs Philly abandoned in 2015

Reduce Gun Violence Through a Community-Wide Effort

Oakland cut its homicide rate in half by using a version of programs Philly abandoned in 2015

Dec. 10, 2019

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