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Violence prevention

By Jenny Hall, for Edge - July 2009

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Scot Wortley. Source: JOHN HRYNIUK PHOTOGRAPHY

Jordan Manners. Jane Creba. These high-profile victims of crime are symbolic of the rise of gang violence in Toronto and other Canadian cities, and the number of government commissions and inquiries created to understand the problem. Scot Wortley has become a fixture on these commissions, offering insight and analysis honed over a decade studying patterns of youth crime and victimization, gang involvement and criminal activity.

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