AP Photo/Carlos Osorio-In this Feb. 27, 2014 photo, police officer Melvin Chuney, left, and student Jalen Pickett, speak during a class that teaches anger management and conflict resolution skills at […]
AP Photo/Carlos Osorio-In this Feb. 27, 2014 photo, police officer Melvin Chuney, left, and student Jalen Pickett, speak during a class that teaches anger management and conflict resolution skills at Cody High School in Detroit. Jalen said he was neglected by both parents and now lives with a cousin, though he’s determined to help out his mother financially. “I fought – but that’s like every boy,” he said. “I have a clean record, I’ve never been locked up … I never give up hope.”