Violent crime is like infectious disease – and we know how to stop it spreading

Published: Dec. 3, 2018, midnight

Headlines scream about “epidemics” of shootings and stabbings – but what if we took that literally? From Chicago to Glasgow, treating violence as a public health problem has produced great results.

Written by Samira Shackle

Read by Kirsten Irving

Produced by Graihagh Jackson

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