Mentoring….Why Stop at Youth?
When our thoughts turn to youth, particularly youth crime, one of the immediate strategies that comes to mind is mentoring. I am by no means an expert on mentoring as … Continue reading Mentoring….Why Stop at Youth?
Building Strong Communities
When our thoughts turn to youth, particularly youth crime, one of the immediate strategies that comes to mind is mentoring. I am by no means an expert on mentoring as … Continue reading Mentoring….Why Stop at Youth?
So, we are in a situation where government policies and actions need to address the drivers of crime, and their explicit policies are creating a problem where crime will not reduce and may even increase.
What are we to do?
The answer is quite simple. And that is Community. It is always the answer. We have immense power as a community to create change, but we have abdicated our responsibility for action to the government and its agencies. Let’s look at how we can take this power back.
I can almost guarantee that I will open my local newspaper on any day and find an article or headline telling me how bad youth crime is in my city. … Continue reading Crime: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?