Challenging Gang Violence

The predominance of crime and gangs is a rich vein in the British media these days and whenever it features the politicans reach for the file labelled 'get tough' and 'crackdown'. Yet from what could be described as the home of gang culture - South Central LA - there is a new and different response from the police and the politicians which seems to be making a difference. The Pushy Pacifist notes the involvement of grizzled old pacifist, Tom Hayden.