​Thursday's Project Sizzle raids across the city Thursday are "a short-term, knee-jerk reaction" by police to fighting gangs and gun violence, says a University of Toronto expert on guns and gangs. Lee said raids such as Project Sizzle create "an immediate vacuum of power" and that "another gang will emerge. (jooyoungkimlee.com)"When the police say they've eradicated a gang, they have taken steps to effectively dismantle key leaders or key members but it doesn't address gun violence, Lee told CBC. "They're removing a gang from a community but it doesn't address larger structural conditions that give rise to gangs," he said. Jooyoung Lee, a University of Toronto expert in gun and gang violence, questioned the effectiveness of Thursday's police raids and says the city should invest in programs that help deter young people from joining gangs.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2016 01:07 UTC