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It’s called a gang injunction. A controversial crime fighting tool that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last resort for communities plagued by violence. On this edition, we go from the birthplace of gang injunctions in Los Angeles, to their newest use in London, England. Almost 30 years later, communities remain divided about the best way to address youth violence and crime.
This program was crowd-funded on spot.us, a community supported journalism project.
Featuring:Angela Davis , Critical resistance founder; Freddie Hamilton, Oakland police lieutenant: Michael Muskin, man named in Fruitvale Gang Injunction; Scott Peterson, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce public policy director; Danielle Rocha, Youth Empowerment School senior: K.E.V., Oakland-based MC; Sagnicthe Salazar, Youth Together organizer; Cesar Cruz, Homies Empowerment program co-founder; Kim McGill, Youth Justice Coalition organizer; Rosio Fiero, attorney for the city of Oakland; Kwame Nitoto, Oakland Parents Together parent education project director; Meriea Jones, Cory Jenkins, Destiny McNeil, Mohammad El-Zafri, Santa Fe Elementary School students; Jonathan Toy, Southwark Council head of community safety; Emeka Egbuonu; youth worker at The Crib; Michael Bailey, young person at The Crib, Russell Higgs, Pembury Estate resident
Program #50-11
Begin Date 12/14/11. End date 06/14/12.
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Piece Description
It’s called a gang injunction. A controversial crime fighting tool that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last resort for communities plagued by violence. On this edition, we go from the birthplace of gang injunctions in Los Angeles, to their newest use in London, England. Almost 30 years later, communities remain divided about the best way to address youth violence and crime.
This program was crowd-funded on spot.us, a community supported journalism project.
Featuring:Angela Davis , Critical resistance founder; Freddie Hamilton, Oakland police lieutenant: Michael Muskin, man named in Fruitvale Gang Injunction; Scott Peterson, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce public policy director; Danielle Rocha, Youth Empowerment School senior: K.E.V., Oakland-based MC; Sagnicthe Salazar, Youth Together organizer; Cesar Cruz, Homies Empowerment program co-founder; Kim McGill, Youth Justice Coalition organizer; Rosio Fiero, attorney for the city of Oakland; Kwame Nitoto, Oakland Parents Together parent education project director; Meriea Jones, Cory Jenkins, Destiny McNeil, Mohammad El-Zafri, Santa Fe Elementary School students; Jonathan Toy, Southwark Council head of community safety; Emeka Egbuonu; youth worker at The Crib; Michael Bailey, young person at The Crib, Russell Higgs, Pembury Estate resident
Program #50-11
Begin Date 12/14/11. End date 06/14/12.
Please call us if you carry us - 510-251-1332 - and we will list your station on our website. If you excerpt, please credit early and often.
Broadcast History
Program #50-11
Begin Date 12/14/11. End date 06/14/12.
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out.
Additional Credits
Producers: Esther Manilla, Andrew Stelzer, Kyung Jin Lee
Host: Andrew Stelzer
Contributing Producer: Daniel Gordon
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Production Interns: Lisa Bartfai, Christopher Holmbäck
Web Editor: Irene Florez
Organizational Volunteers: Haley Anderson, Barbara Barnett, Dan Turner, Alfonso Hooker, Alton Byrd, Katherine Brousseau, Jamila Khan, Rachel Koslofsky, Karen Miu, and Dashal Moore
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