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American Graffiti
Vergara, Camilo Jose | November 21, 1994 issue

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In sections of Chicago, Newark, Detroit and New York City where the murder rate has reached record highs, there are dozens of billboards designed solely to urge people to stop killing and to avoid getting killed. One popular sign admonishes, "Don't Let Your Child Be the Next Victim of Violent Crime" and urges people to get a booklet. Another, referred to as "the peace sign," proclaims, "It's Time for Peace, Stop the Killing," these words framed by the symbols of Chicago's major gangs. Graffiti are at the opposite end of the spectrum from the professionally designed billboards and signs sponsored by benevolent institutions.

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CRIMINAL behavior; CRIME; SOCIAL problems; CRIMINAL justice, Administration of; GRAFFITI; U.S. states
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