Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise [thetrace.org]
By Mensah M. Dean, The Trace, March 14, 2023 An unexpected knock at the door in December caught Zeem off guard. He had not been expecting the visit from a social worker, a representative from the District Attorney’s Office, a mentor — called a credible messenger — two police officers, and a mother who had lost a child to violence. They were from the city’s program for Group Violence Intervention, and they had come to offer the initiative’s services to Zeem, whose past included dealing drugs...