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Interrupting Baltimore's cycles of violent crime by building trust

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr, Maureen Harvie
Published June 15, 2022 at 8:06 AM EDT
Roca Youth Worker Calvin Monroe (left) and Roca participant Raynard Smith share a moment. Roca is partnering with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services to teach Cognitive Behavioral Theory to DJS caseworkers, expanding its reach. Photo credit: Roca
Roca Youth Worker Calvin Monroe (left) and Roca participant Raynard Smith share a moment. Roca is partnering with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services to teach Cognitive Behavioral Theory to DJS caseworkers, expanding its reach. Photo credit: Roca

Roca, the violence intervention program that fixates on young men in Baltimore, is grounded on cognitive behavioral change. That’s why, explains Roca’s community partnership director JT Timpson, its model is to relentlessly pursue young men at risk and build relationships with them -- which takes years.

Then Betsy Tolentino of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, tells why case workers throughout the state are being trained in Roca’s model and how it's meeting success. Learn more about the Roca's REWIRE CBT training here.

Original air date: April 13, 2022.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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