By the time Leon Tyler-Smith was 13 years old, he had been arrested for assaulting a police officer, he had spent "several nights in jail" on weapons charges for carrying knives and he was a regular at juvenile court.
At the time, running the streets of Charlestown, Tyler-Smith thought respect was gained through a reputation for breaking the law.
Today, he is 26 years old, a successful loan officer with a Boston-based mortgage company and a single parent caring for both a 3-year-old son and his parents.
Tyler-Smith says without his court-ordered stint at Roxbury Youthworks (RYI) when he was 13, he would either be dead or in jail. Dressed in a business suit and tie …
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