A Charlotte City Council committee discussed ways to try and reduce youth violence and crime at a meeting on Monday.

One of the things city leaders are working to do to prevent recidivism is to provide wrap-around services, not only for kids but also for their families.

Leaders said that working on the child and not the household, makes the work null and void.

"We cannot arrest our way out of this problem," CMPD Deputy Chief of Investigations Tonya Arrington said. "We arrest them, we return them to their parent [and] sometimes the parents are like 'I don’t want them here, I can't control them need help.'"

Arrington said as Charlotte leaders work to prevent more kids from entering the judicial system, they’re also working to close the revolving door for the ones who keep coming back.

"Our officers can't continue to play the catch and release and simply deal with the same issues over and over again," CMPD Chief of Police Johnny Jennings said.

CMPD leaders said one of the reasons behind many juveniles being released is the lack of space and beds available.

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