Skipp Townsend
Skipp Townsend is an American gang expert and former documented Bloods gang member for over 27 years from Los Angeles, California. Townsend was raised in South Los Angeles and through his early education, he attended a catholic school, Skipp Townsend, dropped out of high school (Dorsey High School) in his junior year. He was first arrested at the age of thirteen Townsend is known for his role in several documentaries and movies: How to Make Money Selling Drugs, 'The '80s: The Decade That Made Us,: The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (TV Mini-Series (2013– )), himself as former crack dealer and Gangland episode: "One Blood". He also assisted the casting department in two episodes of T.I.'s Road to Redemption''. Not only is he known for documentaries and movies but also well known in minority communities and is normally the first one to arrive at a scene when shots get fired Townsend is the co-founder and executive director of 2nd Call, a gang intervention non-profit, and board member of the Southern California Cease Fire Committee. |access-date=27 Nov 2016 | quote=Founder and Executive Director of 2nd Call and an Execut Townsend is often interviewed as a pragmatic expert regarding police-public relations