The Village Factor: A new model for reducing crime | Jax Daily Record | Jacksonville Daily Record
By Vironica Brown, JBA Young Lawyers Section There was a time not too long ago when I thought that being a prosecutor would ultimately kill me. There was an inherent level of stress my body could no longer handle. Vironica Brown I was sitting inside a hospital room trying to cheer up my then 94-year-old grandmother when I complained of a headache. I’m never sick and my body usually runs like a well-oiled machine. However, this time I said something that made the nurse want to check my blood pressure. She mumbled “this can’t be right” and checked again, then left to get a doctor. My da...