The game of cat and mouse had played out for months on the corners of West Baltimore. Roca is part a public health response to violence within this age group, an approach that isn’t new nationally or in Baltimore. Jamal West shakes hands with one of his clients, a young man who deals drugs on a corner in West Baltimore. Timpson, a Baltimore native, and a large figure in violence interruption, came to Roca from Safe Streets, giving the program credibility. “These guys are earning $7,500 a day on that corner,” West said, pointing to a hot drug corner in West Baltimore.

Source: The Guardian June 10, 2021 09:56 UTC