What do the experts say about youth violence? Manhattan: Every day when I was a young man back in the town called Central, in West Virginia, my Italian mother laid out chores for me and I had a paper route. In winter, there was homework to do. In summer, I was expected to attend Bible school (catechism). I didn’t have much spare time. Today, I’m astounded at the freedom young people have. Daily in New York, over and over, I’m confronted with news stories depicting teens and pre-teens, sometimes in groups, accosting unsuspecting victims in building lobbies and hallways, on...