The sociologists are not the only ones who can say how to break the cycle. They have part of the picture. They do not have the whole entire picture. Everyone needs to be heard from -- one group that is extremely important, but probably way underused, is occupational therapists. Get some no-nonsense nurses on board. The kind you don't mess with. Law enforcement. Technology experts that can provide lighting and alarms etc. to make places safer, video monitoring. Nutritionists, if they are totally up to date and knowledgeable, which is a problem but not their fault. Adolescent medicine doctors. Recreation therapists -- teens need to socialize and congregate, but they are like water and they need to be channelled. Driver's ed instructors. Martial arts trainers. Vocational educators. Family planning specialists. Clergy.

People tend to choose careers, and there are about 6 to 8 (or were) major paths or interest groups, because they think in similar ways. A sociologist given the exact same problem is not going to see it, or attempt to solve it like a football coach would..hey put coaches in mylist. She is not (or he) going to approach it like a truck mechanic is. No one has a monopoly, or should, on this very important issue..we must also hear from economists, who can discuss some of this very dispassionately, but brilliantly. We need to look at a whole lot more math in this equation..we can support maybe 10% of the population, but if it keeps expanding so we are supporting 30 and 50 and 70%, with an aging population no less, with international terrorism that requires huge budgets to fight...you have a problem.

Home economicsts....PLEASE BRING THEM BACK. WE NEED THEM DESPARATELY.
Architects, who can think of ways to encourage positive social interactions and inhibit negative ones. Dance teachers who can teach them non-vulgar dances...let them have polka parties...some would like it I guarantee it, if they weren't worried about their cool image.

All hands on board por favor. mg