The carrot doesn't work without the stick and vice versa.
The simple fact is there is no simple answer. If there was, we'd have fixed it by now. It requires a multi-discipline approach and it requires community support. Saving a neighborhood is like saving an addict. You can't force it to change until its receptive to help.
Problem is it's just easier to blame "whitey" and the police for their issues for this kid's father dying than just take accounatilbity for their actions. The coroner ruled it wa sa heart attack but the family still claims IPD killed him, thus the son fired on this officer to save himself.