The Coming of the Super Predators

In November of 1995, a political scientist named John Delilio Jr. wrote an article for the Weekly Standard titled The Coming of the Super Predators. It was based primarily on data from boys in Philadelphia that showed that 6% of young male minors accounted for more than half of the serious crimes committed by male children in that city. While the trouble will be greatest in black inner city neighborhoods, other places are also certain to have burgeoning youth crime problems which may spill over into upscale central city districts and inner ring suburbs.