Gang behavior and the lack of fathers in homes

Good letter here on the role fathers play in preventing gang activity. Excerpt:

'The Rev. Leon Kelly makes a very revealing statement when he says, “Moms are grieving because they feel like they’ve lost their kids to this [gang] behavior.”

It was noteworthy that Rev. Kelly referred only to moms, not parents, nor mothers and fathers.

Study after study has shown that single-motherhood and the lack of a strong father figure in the home are at the root of gang recruitment, poor performance in school, and minority community poverty in general.'


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