How Gang Injunctions Precipitate Gentrification In Los Angeles Communities

Since a 1990s, squad injunctions have been a widespread military strategy“safety zones,”

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Gang interventionist Skipp Townsend echoed Sanchez’s concerns on a issue.

“In a box of Venice and Oakwood Park areas, it’s only for gentrification. Now these $300,000 homes are value $2 million, and we don’t have [gangs like] Venice Shoreline Crips or Venice 13s any more, we have what we would cruise wealthier people,” he told horde Nancy Redd

Townsend isn’t alone in his criticism of a laws. Echo Park’s squad injunctionunnecessary policing, gentrification and banishment of residents.injunction was grantedseveral motions

Gang injunctions have also come underneath glow for unwell to sufficient residence a underlying issues of squad violence. Instead a laws pull a squad activity to other areas, Townsend added.

“The squad claim [sends] people out of their communities … though I’m not changing their attitude, their function and mindset. I’m only promulgation them somewhere else,” he said. “It’s like holding a illness and putting it somewhere else. Why not work on a diagnosis of a disease?”

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