A month ago on a college campus in Newburgh, N.Y., an unusual group gathered to talk about gun violence: community leaders, social service providers, the police chief, the district attorney, a staff member of the United States attorney’s office — and 11 of the most dangerous individuals in Newburgh.
A few years ago, this town of 30,000 had the highest rates of violent crime and homicide in New York State. The gathering — the seventh since October 2015 — was part of the city’s response: its Group Violence Intervention.
The 10 men and one woman had been required to attend by their probation or parole officers. They were nervous. A few had brought along a mother, aunt or uncle. The police chose them because they were members of the gangs or crews most likely to shoot someone, or be shot — usually active gangs in active disputes.
[For more on this story by Tina Rosenberg, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...onal-deterrence.html]
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