D.C. Peace Academy teaches people how to prevent violence

D.C. Peace Academy teaches people how to prevent violence

(NewsNation) — Washington, D.C., is rolling out newly trained recruits to help prevent violent crime.
They aren’t police, but “violence interrupters” trained by the D.C. Peace Academy, whose job is to mediate conflicts and prevent them from escalating to involve guns.
Launched in May 2022, the D.C. Peace Academy involves 13 weeks of training for those who want to be community violence…

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