Gangs in the City
Series produced by Candice Ludlow
Gangs in the City takes place on the streets of Memphis. Meet former gang members who work to stop the violence, a minister who works day and night to intervention in gang activities, a former Traveling Vice Lord who's "taking a break," an English teacher who's dedicated the past 25 years to Knight Life, and the assistant mayor of Los Angeles - who talks about how Los Angeles is working to stop the violence and build community.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, "approximately 1.4 million gang members belonging to more than 33,000 gangs were criminally active in the U.S. as of April, 2011." This statistic is especially apparent in Memphis, where rates of violent crime among youth continue to remain high. Many of these violent crimes involving youth are gang-related, with the Shelby County Sheriff's department reporting the identification of 8,400 gang members involved in 182 gangs and gang sets within Shelby County.
6 Pieces
- Added: May 17, 2012
- Length: 09:52
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
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- Purchases: 1
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