I agree with some of your points with regard to other options. Providing justice with other options around diversion-supported programs is one way of dealing with the issues. I don't believe that we should abolish all minimum sentences, but I think we need to look at which ones we need to have and which are the ones we need to provide alternatives to incarceration.
Where do we fund and support programs that help young people and adolescents stay out of criminal activity?
This is a quick piece. When we think of young people not feeling safe and telling the police that their safety is at hand, they go out and protect themselves. This is a reality that young people face in communities. If they don't trust the police to protect them, they will trust someone else.