National News
In this National Council on Crime and Delinquency February ’07 study “Attitudes of US Voters toward Youth Crime and the Justice System” we learn that “U.S. voters do not think that trying youth in adult court and incarcerating them in adult prison are appropriate responses. Nor do they think that an adult conviction should hamper a youth for the rest of her life.
The Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice June ’07 study “Crime Rates and Youth Incarceration in Texas and California Compared: Public Safety or Public Waste? Suggests that juvenile crime control policies that emphasize incarceration and similar punitive measures need to be reconsidered, and that Texas’s current youth incarceration policy is unjustified and unnecessary. …Crime control policies that emphasize non-incarcerative options should be given greater priority. The savings achieved by reduced incarceration could be reinvested in a range of community-based interventions.”
This Washington Times December ’07 commentary by Shay Bilchik, focuses on redemption for youthful offenders.
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to halt gang violence. The Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act (H.R. 3547) was introduced in September, 2007. For a good readable summary, try this Washington Watch
If all this is overwhelming, at the Washington Watch website you can also make a comment and/or write your elected officials regarding any pending legislation.
In the Senate, S. 456, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007. was unanimously passed. S. 456 commits over $1-billion over the next five years to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs. Once again, click to Washington Watch to make your voice heard.
California News
This California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation press release announces “Two Division of Juvenile Justice Facilities to Close Due to Shift in Juvenile Offender Population
Learn about the package of bills signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in October, that will advance the Governor’s California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) Initiative
Los Angeles News
The official website of the L.A.P.D. will update you on the latest in gang injunctions as well as crime statistics in your neighborhood.
The latest news in gang injunctions brought to you by L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo.
“Parents and Teachers Vote For Change, Say “Yes” to Partnership for L.A. Schools.
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