interrupter

Example Sentences

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Eugene Smith, a father of five, was also a violence interrupter in Southeast Washington and had a “teddy bear”-like personality, according to friends at the vigil.

From Washington Post

Even constant interrupters occasionally check for a physical or verbal affirmation to see that their audience is still with them.

From Washington Post

Towers, who works as a violence interrupter, said he and his colleagues face significant challenges in building trust with these communities.

From Los Angeles Times

Hall added that any violence interrupters or community intervention should be run by a different department or third party because “credibility erodes” if people are working for the police.

From Seattle Times

We need to scale up violence interrupter, de-escalation, reentry and basic needs programs.

From Seattle Times