Defund the police is a terrible idea for areas in which there is a higher number of casualties and assault. In these areas, one could be beaten, robbed, abused and left for dead. There are steps that cities can take to reduce anti-social behavior in these areas.
Support for families by modeling and coaching.
Reduce child abuse and increase education on how to handle parental stress.
Create “Family Support Officers” in the judicial system and friendship patrols.
Create a family learning team assigned to neighborhoods and their schools.
Develop life enrichment training for lifestyle, income and family improvement.
Emphasize family stability and identify sources of negative impact.
Provide virtual resources for adolescents to access on-line.
Provide parent and family counseling using churches, schools and libraries
Provide conflict management and roleplay courses.
Provide opportunities for residents to build structures like gazebos, playgrounds and cross-fit parks that develop technical and soft skills.
Expand What School Offers
Educate students on how to handle emotions common to their neighborhood.
Create academic teams for students to join similar to sports teams after school.
Make school classes available to parents improving their own education and supporting their children’s learning at home.
Provide catch up sessions for students who are falling behind.
Provide fairs, gaming and virtual simulation of real-life scenarios such as job interviewing, budgeting money or purchasing a car.
Improving emotional well-being
Provide intentional pro-social re-education.
Develop social roleplay training for “social needs kids”
Train staff, parents and students on recognizing harm from social media.
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Market, advertise and parade positivity and peace in the neighborhood.
Provide therapy for students’ adverse childhood experiences.