Baltimore crime fighters are vowing to stay the course as the city's Police Commissioner and MONSE Director prepare to step down.
"We're on the right path and will continue to build the group violence reduction strategy," said Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley.
The strategy provides services and money to those who show potential for violence, however, its effectiveness has long been questioned.
"They've done nothing. They don't even come here," said Marvin 'Doc" Cheatham, President of the Matthew Henson neighborhood which is located in the western district where the strategy was first deployed.
Cheatham credits last year's reduction in homicides in the community to increased police visibility, not on GVRS.
"They're giving out a lot of numbers but how do you substantiate the numbers?" asked Cheatham.
The city has expanded the strategy into the city's southwestern district and hopes to eventually deploy it citywide.
However, the strategy makes little sense to Cheatham.
"You don't pay them to not do wrong. You teach them to do right," said Cheatham.