Helping Youth

In my position as a Municipal Court judge handling criminal cases, I daily see the unfortunate effects inadequate resources for education, counseling and sports activities have on our city’s youth.

Two groups of concerned citizens, the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) and the South Central Organizing Committee (SCOC), have joined in an effort to reduce crime in their areas by encouraging law enforcement agencies to focus on hard-core crime sources, and through the UNO/SCOC Olympic Legacy Program providing much needed counseling, sports and arts activities for local youngsters.

With 20 years experience in the field of criminal law as a prosecutor, defense attorney and now as a judge, I can confidently say that citizen self-help programs such as those supported by UNO/SCOC are invaluable toward the reduction of crime in our Southern California communities.

CHARLES G. RUBIN

Beverly Hills