What's the best way to tackle gang violence?
If you listened this morning you would have heard how a radical approach to tackling gang violence is taking place in Glasgow.
5 live has had unique access to a project being tried by Strathclyde Police who have adopted the 'Boston Strategy' to try and deal with the high murder rate in Glasgow.
The strategy is based on an American idea that first surfaced in the 90s when law enforcement agencies in Boston relentlessly pursued street gangs, cleaned up entire neighbourhoods, and reduced the murder rate.
The police in Glasgow brought together 150 members of 55 different street gangs and gave them a simple choice. They could either receive help to get qualifications, education and jobs or stay in a gang and end up in jail.
To find out more about the strategy we sent Phil Mackie to Glasgow and Boston. He spoke to Nicky this morning to tell us about the strategy.
Our reporter James Shaw was in the east end of Glasgow for us this morning. He gave us an idea of what the gang scene in Glasgow is like.
To discover how successful the strategy has been in Glasgow we spoke to DCS John Carnochan who is the Head of the Scottish national Violence Reduction Unit.
The Boston Strategy has also caught the eye of the Tories, they've said that when they get into power it could become a model for the way youth street gangs are tackled.
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