{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond Your News Feed: Understanding Contemporary Politics","title":"Keith Morton on Youth Gangs, Violence, and Non-violence","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c70181d2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4234,"description":"This episode is a conversation with Professor Keith Morton of the Public and Community Service Department about his recent book “Getting Out: Youth Gangs, Violence, and Positive Change” published in 2019 by University of Massachusetts Press.  The book recounts Dr. Morton’s experience with an innovative youth program in the Smith Hill neighborhood of Providence Rhode Island aimed at reducing so called “gang violence” in the community.  Morton co-lead the program between 2007 and 2015 along with staff of Providence’s Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence.  The book not only recounts Keith’s experiences but offers a profound reflection on how we conceptualize the violence of urban youth, the nature of youth gangs, and how a “youth positive” approach can support youth survival and growth despite contact with gang violence.  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/6cyljp8TAoeaJtr4rROcHwFduplSUtaMhmriizzY6tU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0MzgvMTU2ODgz/ODMwMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}