Many Successful prevention programs are driven held moral or religious beliefs. We shouldn’t be afraid to admit that. Public policy does not get us up in the morning; our core beliefs do. It’s the principles we do not articulate every day that nonetheless motivate us to be our finest. I think it’s time we stop […]
We Are All on the Hook
The tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, struck all of us hard. With the Conyers, Georgia, shooting, the nightmare continued. As we speak with family, colleagues, and friends amid grief outrage, and “what to do,” each of us wrestles with the devastating events, sometimes arguing with, and sometimes agreeing. If we’re honest, discomfort is a given. If […]
From Pessimism to Youth Policies Based on Hope
This article advocates a 180-degree shift in the foundation on which youth policies are based-from fear to hope, prisons to prevention-and provides two concrete examples of National Crime Prevention Council programs that are built on just such a foundation. Two years ago, the schools in Washington, DC, opened three weeks late because of leaking roofs […]
My Turn: My Brother’s Keeper
This country doesn’t seem to pay much attention to youth until a troubling incident grabs the headlines. The media often portray youth very negatively. Listen to Bret Ellis in George magazine: Their [teen] predilection for violent crime is at an all-time high, which has inspired a multitude of new laws and regulations that threaten to […]
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