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Criminology Masked as Public Health: Does Baltimore's Gun Violence Reduction Strategy Mirror Trump's Logic?
Much was made of why the success of Baltimore's Gun Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) disproves Trump's claim that Baltimore needs National Guard occupation. But what if Baltimore's supposedly more human "public health" approach to policing reflects the same logic as Trump's occupation? We counter pro-National Guard propaganda with an analysis of how grassroots violence prevention lies in its unique political, spiritual, and racial self-esteem perspectives. We then explain how GVRS, despite claims to the contrary, is not primarily an attempt to empower these violence prevention entities, nor…
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