“The programs have only a few years to prove that they deserve lasting support after the federal money runs out. Public safety agencies that until recently consisted of a handful of people are having to expand rapidly to oversee millions in spending, building a new civic infrastructure in a matter of months. And the evidence for how well some of the programs work is mixed and sometimes elusive, not least because it’s hard to measure crimes that never happen. “The money creates a problem,'” Eddie Woods said. ‘Everybody’s an intervention specialist now.'” Alec MacGillis in ProPublica on the rise violence intervention groups in cities where police and politicians can’t seem to stop the killing. Can Community Programs Help Slow the Rise in Violence?