Cities Resort to Programs to Curb Youth Violence
<p><span word="Murder">Murder</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homicide">homicide</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="juveniles">juveniles</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steer">steer</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p><span word="Newark">Newark</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="homicides">homicides</span>, <span word="robberies">robberies</span>, <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> - <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="Reggie">Reggie</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>.</p><p><span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="Reggie">Reggie</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="college">college</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> [<span word="go">go</span>] <span word="through">through</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>.</p><p><span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> (<span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>) <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span>.</p>
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