Can you make gangs good?
May 2, 2019 ·
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In 2007, Ecuador decided to recognise some of its street gangs as cultural and social organisations. Since then its murder rate has fallen sharply. Can inclusion policies turn gang membership...
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In 2007, Ecuador decided to recognise some of its street gangs as cultural and social organisations.
Since then its murder rate has fallen sharply. Can inclusion policies turn gang membership into a force for good?
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Jordan Dunbar and Bethan Head
(Photo: Members of the Latin Kings gang pose for photographs and throw up their gang sign, New York. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images)
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Since then its murder rate has fallen sharply. Can inclusion policies turn gang membership into a force for good?
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Jordan Dunbar and Bethan Head
(Photo: Members of the Latin Kings gang pose for photographs and throw up their gang sign, New York. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images)
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