Dixon Speaks Out On Juvenile Crime

As C4 took calls from listeners on the spate of juvenile incidents in Baltimore, somebody with experience decided to chime in--former mayor Sheila Dixon.

"It's been on my heart and mind ever since I heard about the incident on Halloween...and hearing about other incidents happening," Dixon said. "We've got to really deal with this. When we talk about 'It takes a village to raise a child,' today it's a whole different society than it was when we were growing up."

Dixon said the city needs holistic services both to identify youth in need of mental health or other services, and to identify parents who are unable or unwilling to do enough for their children, and hold them accountable.

"Something happened years ago with these kids that we have to identify early on," Dixon said. "We're not doing it and it seems like those who could really push and make this kind of a difference, what are they doing? Sitting on their hands?"