[Movemout]

..."of the 600 or so youths believed to be responsible for most of the crimes. "

How can you know the source of the problem and not fix it?

[ValerieUSA]

Most of the victims and most of the murderers are from the same demographic group - yet if arrests and harsh sentences are increased among that group, the whole community protests the police harassment, "profiling," and unbalanced prison populations.

When the minority communities begin to care more for JUSTICE for the victims' families and the safety of potential victims than they relish the opportunity to stir up animosity toward the police, they might see a decline in the murder rates.