Obviously it’s not going to save the criminals, but more activities would help younger kids go down a different path.
Private Schools do a good job in this category.
Is midnight basketball still a thing?
Work activities, not play. Who invented the concept of Teens being children? They are young men and women, who need to learn how to work, and be efficient and skilled at it.
There are too many games being played. Screw soccer, volleyball, baseball tennis, golf et al. They take up precious parental time, and teach kids how to play play play and play.
My younger brother got to play B ball and football, but he still had to do chores. Todays kids do NOTHING in the way of laundry, vaccuming, lawn mowing, making his own bed and folding clothes.
We were busy, we were happy, and nobody went to prison.