The Kids Are Not Alright, And We Really Need To Do Something About It

Alex Pierson speaks with the Dean At Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University & Author of “America the Beautiful and Violent: Black Youth and Neighborhood Violence in Chicago” Professor Dexter Voison. Dexter and Alex dive into the stats that show youth firearm arrests skyrocketed 161% in just a two-year span! Dexter talks about what programs the City of Chicago used to attempt to deal with its similar situation, why there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and why this is even happening in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices