Police Supt. McCarthy on Crime & Gangs
Clip: 2/27/2014 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy joins us to talk crime in Chicago.
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy joins us to discuss the increased use of the so-called Hug-A-Thug interventions, whether the severe weather has played a role in Chicago’s declining crime rate, and the impact that the capture of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán may have on drugs and gangs in Chicago.
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Police Supt. McCarthy on Crime & Gangs
Clip: 2/27/2014 | 15mVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy joins us to discuss the increased use of the so-called Hug-A-Thug interventions, whether the severe weather has played a role in Chicago’s declining crime rate, and the impact that the capture of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán may have on drugs and gangs in Chicago.
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