interrupter

How to use interrupter in a sentence

• In September, Eric Adams, the Democratic Mayoral nominee, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Congress to invest $5 billion in community funding to combat gun violence in New York City, which includes the work of violence interrupters.

  The Complex Dynamic Between 'Violence Interrupters' and Police | Josiah Bates | October 15, 2021 | Time

• One widely publicized approach, violence interrupters, uses locally trusted community liaisons — typically people who previously were part of gangs or took part in criminal activities — to break up conflicts before they escalate into violence.

  Murders are spiking. Police should be part of the solution. | German Lopez | September 27, 2021 | Vox

• If an interrupter approach fails, at least no one was directly hurt in the process, though there is a potential opportunity cost if the program crowds out more successful approaches.

  Murders are spiking. Police should be part of the solution. | German Lopez | September 27, 2021 | Vox

• The 2020 John Jay report was a bit more positive on interrupters but ultimately concluded the findings were “mixed.”

  Murders are spiking. Police should be part of the solution. | German Lopez | September 27, 2021 | Vox

• She noted that her budget allocates increased funding for alternative justice programs such as violence interrupters.

  Three shootings bring District’s homicide count to 101 for year | Peter Hermann | July 12, 2021 | Washington Post