Golden Gate University School of Law GGU Law Digital Commons California Senate California Documents 10-15-1986 Juvenile Gang Violence Senate Committee on Judiciary Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/caldocs_senate Part of Juvenile Law Commons, and Legislation Commons Recommended Citation Senate Committee on Judiciary, "Juvenile Gang Violence" (1986). California Senate. Paper 146. http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/caldocs_senate/146 This Hearing is brought you for free and open access by California Documents at GGU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in California Senate by an authorized administrar of GGU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact jfischer@ggu.edu.
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cases, some potential that we see -- youngsters leave school y may consume ir most school ir ir monies for from state of than we and refer those over for some those and minor as most in most cases, are on welfare we are losses. some have is shoelaces reflect ir various with ask m take out those red or removed in many San are smarter and -- Pirus in ir red and Code We need more stress on or schools cut down on not money around command vans those more call parent and And where environment. To you an I've our who -38-
a we you mean? so coke dealers out sell some of wares. in particular busing youngsters throughout, if sre if we have a of course, we all schools so that are of are process. answer any you have. S has counsel or anyone else sounding alarm it 8 was Bill of school mean in that? language you have or not safe Do you know what I we Have any written a like about it? come back. We now are a member of it may We are in we find out own now of results our concerns are i and that has sons, which is unfortunate. you. - you. a because a lot of out and And once are feeling executive of of Criminal on Criminal of State of Committee 1 nank you very for well of that be _ as focus on program that we of California Council of minal Justice. Bob ies of as -39-
The and for and reduce in our state. One most important com of Operation Hard Core at Atrney's office where y focused c;nprik'l 1 prosecurial effort on The of is violence in of emohases: One. bv identification and and removal from identified leaders and deter incidence of federal from of Criminal And from '84 we s With do Bars that we How time, In 1985-86, in that ~ and we were by in that time was and law enforcement we found, and you've confront of me that if we're at a few moments from about Is that some of it is. are state: or We are state for that five law
those are we have and Police system. was at convene---or at what was of~ for this Angeles. budget Council on year. As of input of but this what that we have over us is a may have and each a com threat our coordinated _.each of problem is indicated that it is everybody's issue. We can no - ~ -~ of is ir be of our seems we on was we did come uo With a thm12:s we were We found are that we rate or or be
was and track those For that reason we have we see how it is that we be expand that a much escape severe are existent in And we recommend of without of state prison. A is that is a gang v me. that sanction with think --- and extend have hit a duck. now we just a stances in year. amend that that no earlier Uzi or does be fact. are not
lost or lm and We increased think it have facrs that who are in se acts of that we've in increase those who used minors in that has not been are unique in a couple of as has been typically identified we have rl<>nr"'<: where That interstate year and highly what we've experienced with committee is was that increase in phenomena of usually do not or with of state even creates I think more for us a involve in is on that. One of recom prevention a focus was funding that we County and a or that we is realization that are a cri success of any aimed at ~ in bills by Ms. increase our area of com several of our with one of had so far in ---both in whose children are note that also ir from our in a $1 train in for
case, do com press level com and reduction time that we can and that ony that I heard previously that Committee has heard, I of on and n is state that so ~ resre our and solace through some of se or special we were and re were some that what we're is not just that occur on a rare occasion. I think are -- threat that our tremendous that narcotics and I have no your here in our state. for had now. members deal very much. our set like two written: Ms. Atelano from we have so if y would come up here Bill Bradley's staff and Mr. wished Rosalia as an citizen I'd like thank you for me opportunity 1 1 1 I have three fam two my sons. and I down that a year a it lot of and it is very those involved. - 44-
that some '\1\exican s is You recipients. reduce. ~ s I realize that many are many of m that are not. And and that is bv outtmg more money In was out able now, two We were not reason for that was my in was not sons. So we out in country. it ok four years for me I didn't I wasn't in any a junior. I was education; and that me away trom gang, some gang member Fortunately, I was able as I mentioned earlier, I have a son 17 going on 18. I made area, not knowing or what area I was. And I would rent see what of area I was going. At son was involved in It has moved out in continue exists. Then you have anor here, traditional aliens who cannot get along with area. It was at that been out of ~ that he is he's at two it when I was of The is law enforcement at over few years my attitude has it isn't basis or with that it hits our, I believe, is statewide; and enforcement agencies do have a our laws and making m not going for you hear from a son has never been I can of some very crimes that have he so he is about. fam members that are terms. I some testimony
listen from fam m I'm Had those not be where are now. we have penalties a lot stricter teach m what our law stands for. And as our do that in reason I events for different seen in my worse. is worse. And that's why I come you day. I came just ony and listen hearing. But I felt that did not hear I feel I can speak you from my own personal of my my two children; and I still haven't combatted tal problem with one of with help of this particular of that we're dealing with~ for giving me this afternoon. you. you. I must tell you that that was most eloquent I hope as we go on and work things and because I is worth a some of us you very m, well---one more? for ten cases, wlth E:an s locally on a ln Riverside area and in area. ~ of a local I have a I have worked for many In some cases, in or seek and were found innocent. I like think of my viewpoint as a so many mem in a sense gangs here. I've met I've met ir I've for all social scenes and reason I wanted court amount of that is used in seemed have worked relatively well. here was two One was use of me sense now unfit court by injecting term it could
as many times. I commumnes, in Latin and Black comm a lot of se kids may not be may by sheer by sheer geographies and demographics live in an area where have no choice but ---not but walk through situations like this. I personally worry would be a great im stigmatize a lot of members in se comm as gaflg members. It's not so easy member as may As last ietnamese exam How do you a Vietnamese gang don't have tatos. They in one Or than someone come out and admit or through basis finds that, you exists, it's relatively hard in contrast Latin or Black gang members. This is one of that me in juvenile court proceedings of extra find someone or side of coin is I do agree gang activity is It's incredibly serious. If you on streets. I've been most of se streets in se counties. This is stuff. A lot of m are adults. And I'm sure you've already heard before I'm sure you oersons testifying, se are inal organizations. But that's not different point I'm making is attach term "gang" on proceedings is a that it's something we have address. It's something that we have before it gets worse, but it in 707 I think be very like make, terms of law enforcement aspect of utilizing a as gang, I think re could also be some dangers inherent actual day--day process. re's a of adults in this city hang around in groups. Does that mean that every time hanging around that y're going be pulled over and phographed as That of thing worries me I'd ust like point out that though I am in favor of what I would violent members who are like an organized crime network, I am in tal agreement that we ways of seeking harsher penalties; but in juvenile court settings, I'd be very careful in term "gang" and apply it on a general basis. Thank you. Thank you very much. That testimony for this m and we and participation. Transcripts will be Committee. you. --ooooo-- -47-