Understanding Kids, Gangs and Guns

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Excerpt from NY Times Op-Ed, 10/4/12

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Understanding Kids, Gangs and Guns
By SUDHIR VENKATESH
Published: October 4, 2012

"CHICAGO hit a grim milestone last week, when it recorded its 400th murder for the year. Homicides are up about 25 percent over last year. Chicago has surpassed New York and Los Angeles as a hub of gun-related violence, most of it involving young people. Since 2001, it has recorded more than 5,000 gun-related deaths, compared with the 2,000 American military deaths in the war in Afghanistan."