Meyer worries teen violence is getting worse. Sixty-two percent of the American public feels the same way according to a new study from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. That same report shows violent crime rates are actually shrinking. Students at the rally support what researchers already suspect, that the wave of well-publicized school shootings in recent years is to blame for the public's misconception. Those who work with at-risk teens are more in the know.
Rallies arm kids with ways of coping well before they're on the brink of doing something drastic.
You get frustrated at this age, there's a lot to be frustrated about. I don't think any teen hasn't said 'I can't handle this. The kids, like many people across the country, believe the only way to hold the line on crime in years to come is by continuing to take a stand against it.