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'''Operation Ceasefire '''(also known as the '''Boston Gun Project''' and the '''Boston Miracle'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://motherjones.com/news/feature/2006/01/straight_outta_boston.html |title= Straight Outta Boston Why is the "Boston Miracle" -- the only tactic proven to reduce gang violence -- being dissed by the L.A.P.D., the FBI, and Congress? |last1=Duane |first1=Daniel |date=January 2006 |website=Mother Jones|publisher= |accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref>) is a [[problem-oriented policing]] initiative implemented in 1996 in | '''Operation Ceasefire '''(also known as the '''Boston Gun Project''' and the '''Boston Miracle'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://motherjones.com/news/feature/2006/01/straight_outta_boston.html |title= Straight Outta Boston Why is the "Boston Miracle" -- the only tactic proven to reduce gang violence -- being dissed by the L.A.P.D., the FBI, and Congress? |last1=Duane |first1=Daniel |date=January 2006 |website=Mother Jones|publisher= |accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref>) is a [[problem-oriented policing]] initiative implemented in 1996 in Boston, [[Massachusetts]]. The program was specifically aimed at youth [[Gun violence in the United States|gun violence]] as a large-scale problem. The plan is based on the work of criminologist [[David M. Kennedy (criminologist)|David M. Kennedy]]. | ||
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