Voicing Solutions To the District's Cycle of Violence
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
G unfire crackles, more blood flows on a District street. More dead sons and daughters. This cycle of violence has outlived the crack wars, the get-tough crime policies and even the gentrification that replaced drug-infested apartments with upscale condominiums.
The city has put more police on the streets, imposed youth curfews, installed surveillance cameras and tried to throw a protective screen around a neighborhood with roadblocks and checkpoints. Each time the city tries something, the critics come out -- even as residents continue to ask, sometimes beg, those in authority to do something. What should be done? The Washington Post asked a police officer, an ex-offender, criminal justice experts and an ACLU activist. Viewpoints on Page C3
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