The juvenile crime crisis gripping the national capital region has local leaders calling on fathers and father figures to provide the positive influence on youth that no government program or institution can replicate.
Armed robbers as young as 11 in the District and teens terrorizing drivers with carjackings in the Washington suburbs have politicians and community advocates pushing for fathers to step up — especially in the lives of young men.
The 17-year-old who tried to stick up Washington Commanders player Brian Robinson Jr. a year ago only had mom in the picture as well. The research supports the message. Children from fatherless homes are more likely to be poor, abuse drugs and drop out of school, according to the nonprofit National Center for Fathering. Boys are especially more likely to get involved in crime without their dad around.He said most dads who retreat from their kids’ lives do so because they became fathers before they were ready.
“We’ve got to teach them how to deal with conflict — we’ve got to teach them how to love,” Mr. Parker said. “[But] we’ve got to think of more creative ways to get into these communities.”
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