FBI Joins DC Probe of Violent Teen Takeovers

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Teen takeovers are a real public safety problem, but treating every gathering of frustrated young people as a policing issue ignores the deeper crisis driving it. Many of these teens are growing up in neighborhoods with few safe spaces, limited extracurricular programs and shrinking community investment. Curfews could certainly help, but cities need youth centers, summer jobs, sports leagues, mentorship programs and after-school activities to give kids the structure and opportunities they really need.