WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts "Shot In The Hood" By Bob Oakes Listen to story (Real Audio) "Shot in the Hood" by Boston cop Bill Willis screens Friday in the Roxbury Film Festival. (Photo: film image) BOSTON, Mass. - August 01, 2007 - Boston police officer Bill Willis has seen a disturbing rise in youth crime during his 21 years patrolling the city's streets. Instead of just locking them up, Willis also wanted to find out why kids turn to violence. So, he decided to make a documentary about their stories, in hopes that fewer young lives would be cut short by violence or wasted away in jail. "Shot In The hood" is being screened in the Ninth Annual Roxbury Film Festival, which starts Wednesday. Producer and Director Bill Willis joins WBUR's Bob Oakes to talk about the documentary. RELATED LINKS The Roxbury Film Festival Link to "Shot in the Hood" scenes on YouTube "Dorchester Reporter" profile of Bill Willis and his film, "Shot in the Hood"    From The WBUR Newsroom Kennedy Will Not Return for Fall Session HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (September 07, 2008) Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will stay at home as Congress reconvenes for the fall this week. Kennedy's doctors have avised him to work from home. Hanna Heads for New England BOSTON (September 05, 2008) State officials are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Hanna as it inches up the Atlantic coast. Preview: Pats' Season Opener BOSTON, Mass. (September 05, 2008) We preview the Patriots' first regular season game this Sunday. New England hosts the Kansas City Chiefs at Foxborough. aka, "The Man Mall" FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (September 05, 2008) When the New England Patriots open their regular season at home on Sunday, fans are going to see something brand new: a huge shopping mall right next to Gillette Stadium.