unity leaders or clergy members who have a real stake in the community. While it is tragic that there seem to be a large number of "lost youths" mired in a life of crime and violence, the safety of the community, especially the children in the community, should be the primary concern. While I agree with John DiIulio, that we need more churches, I also feel that if more jails need to be built to house young thugs, build them. If children as young as 7, 8, or 9 yrs of age need to be incarcerated like adults, do it. While this may seem harsh, I believe that it is the only way to prevent further decay. With harsher enforcement of laws towards violent minors enforced, attention can be paid to addressing the ills thatcreate the problem; family decay.More attention needs to be paid to the people who actually live in the communities affected. We must deal with this problem of the "super predator" teen thug swiftly and harshly, before it's too late to save the children in danger of falling in with or becoming victims of crime themselves.Hawkins 13 Bibliography 1- Ethnic NewsWatch SoftLine Information, Inc., Stamford, CT 2- F.R. Duplantier, The Importance Of Fathers 08-16-1995, HERITAGE FOUNDATION HOME PAGE 3-Worsham, James-Blakely, Stephen-al, et, Crime and drugs.., Vol. 85, Nation's Business, 02-01-1997, pp 24. 4-Julia Duin, Alarm over crime puts focus on nation's `moral crisis'., The Washington Times, 11-17-1996, pp 31. 5-Parker, Shafer, Violence with a youthful face.., Vol. 23, Alberta Report /Western Report, 06-17-1996, pp 27. 6- Richard Zoglin Reported By Sam Allis/Boston And Ratu Kamlani/NEW YORK,CRIME: NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS: A TEENAGE TIME BOMB., TIME, 01-15-1996, pp 52+. 7-NINA J. EASTON, The Crime Doctor Is In; But Not Everyone Likes Prof. JohnDiIulio's Message: There Is No Big Fix; Home Edition., Los Angeles Times, 05-02-1995, pp E-1. 8-Paul Kaihla, NO CONSCIENCE, NO REMORSE. MACLEAN's 1/22/96 9- William J. Bennett, John J. DiIulio, Jr...
