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The Interrupters
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The Interrupters follows three individuals who with bravado, humility, and even humor, work to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve ...
The Interrupters follows three individuals who with bravado, humility, and even humor, work to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this is an intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities.
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- The Interrupters
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- English
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- [Place of publication not identified] : PBS (Firm), [2012]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017
- ©2012
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 53 min., 16 sec)) : sound, color
- digital
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- Originally released by PBS (Firm), 2012.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 15, 2017.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Addressing Chicago Violence (2:45); Preventing a Death (3:59); Violence Epidemic (3:31); Maternal Fear (3:12); Grievances Justifying Violence (3:21); Learned Behavior (3:11); Family Intervention (5:13); Chicago Outreach (4:12); Raised by Grandmother (4:16); Spiritual Salvation (3:34); Victims of Urban Violence (2:30); New Violence Cycle (3:37); Ineffective Police Intervention (3:43); Leaving the Streets (3:59); Robbed of Childhood (3:29); Causing Suffering (4:16); Fenger Peace Summit (4:08); CeaseFire Model (2:55); Tough Case (5:17); Caught in the Crossfire (5:39); Ongoing Civil Rights Struggle (3:48); Sibling Reunification (3:30); Drastic Measures (4:14); Lack of Family Support (3:11); Asking Forgiveness (4:22); Atonement (3:53); Taking Initiative (4:41); Frustrated Mentor (4:15); CeaseFire Success (1:57); Credits: The Interrupters (1:01)