For more than a decade, the City of Memphis has tried to quell gun violence by talking to potential perpetrators and intervening with them before they might make life-altering choices.

How does the city do it? Using several nonprofits and people, mostly men, called "violence interrupters." The nonprofits identify people deemed to be at risk of perpetrating violence — because they are connected either to a known shooter or a shooting victim — and the mentors try to help them stay on a good path.

But now the city is doubling down. And it's doing so at a time when, potentially, it could seize some of the momentum of the Memphis Safe Task Force to impact crime in a long-term, meaningful way.

Joining us today to discuss is enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman.

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