FOCUS: Massachusetts and Boston Crime

Harvard is constantly making headlines in its community and surrounding area, but how often do Harvard and its students take note of the headlines around them? With the long-term Allston construction underway we are now, more than ever, intertwined with Boston and its communities. An awareness of what’s right and what’s wrong in those communities must be developed. The law, and the patterns of citizen’s adherence to and breaking of it are constantly changing, and Harvard is affected on some level. From the legal treatment of narcotics to the rights of prisoners; from the safeguarding of a community to the volunteering of role models, Harvard and its talents, resources, and perspectives must consider becoming more permanently involved.