life. think of it like a giant intervention, if you will. and wouldn t you know in city after city the same results, violence plummets. drug markets dry up and the relationship between the police and the community is reset and realigned into a healthy collaboration as opposed to a war. with us today is david kennedy, center for crime prevention and control at john j. college here n interception or group violence or reduction strategy is something he chronicles in his book called don t shoot, one man, a street fellowship and the end of violence in inner city america. why do you believe you re succeeding to those who have launched national campaigns to fix the criminal justice system and american communities have spent fortunes, vast sums of money with terrible results. you are spending pennies,