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Young men in south London who say they have moved away from gang lifestyles Continue reading the main story Related Stories US 'supercop' to advise on gangs Most rioters not in gangs - May What's the evidence gangs were behind the riots? Home Secretary Theresa May says the government's gangs strategy will help girls who are being "used as weapons" in turf wars. Ministers are launching a youth violence team to target gangs. The strategy, born out of the summer riots in England, pledges 100 expert advisers and intensive intervention with families. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government's cuts meant the policy did not live up to the rhetoric. The government's strategy pledges to cut the number of young people killed or seriously wounded in youth violence by 2015. Among the chief victims

Along with Craig (Real Action) and Nathan (Go Gettaz) I had the opportunity to chop it up with Ted here's some info on who he is, where he's come from and where he's trying to go. -Fonz THE BALTIMORE EX-GANGSTER Ted Sutton says gangster life in Baltimore is worse than on TV Ted Sutton joined a gang at the age of 14 and for the next decade watched people around him die in some of Baltimore's roughest districts. He said: "I got caught up with a rough crowd, I started carrying a gun, then a sawn-off shotgun. I felt I belonged but I didn't know the price you paid for life on the streets. "I got into my early 20s - then bad things started to happen all around me. My best friend died in my arms, he was gunned down. Another friend got a life sentence plus 20 years in prison. He'll never be out. "My other friend was paralyzed from the neck down by a bullet. Someone else got through $175,000 of