Recognize that this is an issue of class with race being a tertiary, and distracting, factor.
And, the media fans the flames of situations before the investigation is complete. But, the obvious answer is to encourage traditional families where the father is involved in the child's life. Society needs to stop accepting one night stands. That would be a good start and lead towards a massive decline in poverty and crime once those kids raised in two-parent (biological mother and father) homes grow up.
