Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America - Softcover

Kennedy, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608194140 ISBN 13: 9781608194148

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2012

Synopsis

Title: Don't Shoot( One Man a Street Fellowship and the End of Violence in Inner-City America) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: DavidM.Kennedy <>Publisher: BloomsburyPublishingPLC

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Review:

""Don't Shoot" will do for the fight against violence what Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" did for the environmental movement a generation ago." --Malcolm Gladwell "An unlikely criminal-justice pioneer revisits his innovative, immensely successful crusade against youth homicide in America's worst neighborhoods... A valuable text--not just for the solution, but also for the refreshing philosophy behind it." --"Kirkus Reviews""" "In a matter-of-fact, street-smart style... Kennedy explains his remarkably effective strategies for combating violent crime... This heartfelt book shows what can happen when police, gangs, and communities come together to address some of America's most intractable social problems." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review "The good news about the drug- and gang-related violence epidemic is that it can be controlled and substantially reduced. As proof, you only have to read David Kennedy's wonderful new book Don't Shoot... Now being tried in over 70 communities, Dav

Book Description:

Profiled in the New Yorker, the story of David Kennedy's crusade to combat America's plague of gang- and drug-related violence - with methods that have been astonishingly effective across the country.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1608194140
• ISBN 13: 9781608194148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336