After his son was murdered, Sherrills was handed the killer's name, address, and a green light — and he told his crew to stand down.
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A Watts peace treaty, a 44-percent drop in gang homicides, and the steady work required to keep that peace alive.
Peace in Watts is strongest when it stays close to the neighborhood. The TED Radio Hour episode on reconciliation turns on a concrete result: in the first two years of a community peace treaty, gang homicides in Watts dropped 44 percent.
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You are done with peace as a sentiment and want to see the actual mechanics: slow, intentional work that moves people away from violence and toward cooperation.
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