As temperatures rise each summer, crime tends to increase, too.
The City of Cincinnati has programs to try to keep young people busy and out of trouble. And local nonprofits urge alternatives to violence.
Could youth employment be an important part of the answer to reducing crime?
On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss local violence reduction efforts this summer and what research has found about the impact of youth employment programs.
Listen to the segment at Cincinnati Edition 91.7 WVXU, NPR’s Cincinnati member station
