--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "radio881gal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> In addressing drug violence and "open air drug markets" at
yesterday's
> press conference, State Attorney General Anne Milgram said law
> enforcement tracking analysis shows that 85% of violent crime is
> concentrated in just 14 New Jersey towns. Asbury Park is 1 of the
14.
> The good news is that Milgram called AP's police department's
recent
> gains against crime as "nothing short of tremendous." The murder
rate
> is down 67%, Robbery is down 20% and Robbery with a deadly weapon
is
> down 45 percent. Milgram singled out Chief Mark Kinmon in
particular
> for praise.
> You can hear all of Milgram's and Prosecutor Luis Valentin's exact
> words on Mp3 at asburyradio.com.
> Maureen
>
As always, your multimedia talents are invaluable Maureen.
Valentin mentioned that he's not only interested in the number of
arrestees, but also the "promising number of children that remain in
school, graduate from school, and become models in the community."
What kinds of concrete programs are in place to help ensure this? If
I'm a 12 or 13-year old kid living on Washington Ave. and I look at
that group of people in your pic of the press conference, I'm not
seeing too many folks with whom I can relate, or to whom I can look
up. Obviously a press conference isn't the sort of place to get into
all of that, but I haven't seen much discussion on this board about
the connection, or lack thereof, between the redevelopment along
Cookman and the oceanfront and the city's young people.
Part of being tough on crime is being effective. These gangs grow
because of recruitment. Tim McLoone and Gary Mottola probably aren't
walking down Washington or Prospect handing out job applications. The
Bloods are. I know I'm simplifying here, but you get the point. Maybe
there just isn't anyone on the board who can speak to this, but I'd
be very interested to hear about what, if any, programs are in place
in the way of mentoring, job training, academic counseling, etc. Has
there been any outreach on the part of Partners/MM or the Cookman
merchants to the young people of Asbury Park? Do the middle schools
and the high school have people from the neighborhood who have
thrived in the career world come back and talk to the kids about how
they made it?
I honestly don't know, but I'd be interested to hear if anyone does.
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