Can local leaders succeed where traditional policing has failed to ensure public safety?
In short: Aqeela Sherrills explains how community-led initiatives are redefining public safety. Drawing on his experience negotiating a historic 1992 gang peace treaty in Los Angeles, he introduces Scaling Safety, a project designed to empower local leaders to foster lasting peace from within their own neighborhoods.
In 1992, Los Angeles witnessed an unprecedented shift when rival gangs established a peace treaty that led to a significant drop in citywide violence. Aqeela Sherrills, a central figure in those negotiations, now advocates for a model of safety that relies on trusted community members rather than external intervention.
The Scaling Safety initiative, part of TED's Audacious Project, aims to replicate this success by scaling community-led programs across the United States. By shifting the focus to local leadership, the project seeks to create sustainable safety solutions that emerge directly from the communities they serve.
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