Attacking crime in Reading will take more than law enforcement and government officials sitting down for a meeting, community leaders said Tuesday in response to a call by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. for a crime summit in August.
State Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone, a Reading Democrat, said more police officers would help, but money is not likely to be readily available from the state or federal governments because of their budget situations.
So the key to success will be getting parents to take responsibility for their children and schools to provide more athletic and educational activities for youths, he said.
Representatives from faith-based organizations, fraternal and social groups and businesses must be at the table, Caltagirone said.
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