Gang Related Crime Workgroup

Index
Background
SB 5987 Bill Text/Fiscal Note
Gang-Related News Articles
Recent Studies/Research
Pending Federal Legislation
Contact

Background
The Work Group on Gang-Related Crime was created by the Washington State
Legislature through SB 5987, passed in the 2007 legislative session. SB 5987 directed the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to coordinate a group of legislatively appointed gang experts to evaluate gang-related crime in our state.

• Senate Bill 5987 (2007)
• Senate Bill 5987 (2007)-Fiscal Note
• Senate Bill 5987 (2007)-Final Report

The work group consists of legislators, prosecutors, local law enforcement, criminal defense attorneys, court administrators, experts in gang or delinquency prevention including the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, and prison administrators and probation officers.

The Work Group is charged with evaluating and making recommendations to the

Gang-Related News Clips from Washington Media Sources

• November 8th, 2007
• November 2nd, 2007
• October 26th, 2007
• October 19th, 2007
• October 10th, 2007
• September 14th, 2007
• September 7th, 2007
• August 31st, 2007
• August 24th, 2007
• August 17th, 2007
• August 10th, 2007
• August 3rd, 2007
• July 27th, 2007
• July 20th, 2007

Recent Studies/Research
Combating gang-related crime

• WA Attorney General Ad Hoc Report
• WA Attorney General Opinion on Gang Municpial Ordanince Provisions
• Justice Police Institute
• Executive Summary
• Report
• National Gang Center (http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov)
• North American Transnational Youth Gangs: Breaking the Chain of Violence by Stephen Johnson and David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D. (http://www.heritage.org/Research/UrbanIssues/bg1834.cfm)
• Gang Crime: Effective and Constitutional Policies to Stop Violent Gangs by David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D. (http://www.heritage.org/Research/Crime/lm20.cfm)

Statewide gang information database

• Code of Federal Regulations 28 Part 23
• http://www.iir.com/28cfr/Overview.htm
• Layman's Guide to CFR28 Part 23
• WA Legislation Gang Violence Workgroup WSIN RISS Overview
  • WSIN RISS Presentation(.ppt 3 mb)

Juvenile justice system reforms for gang-related juvenile offenses

Best practices for prevention and intervention of youth gang membership

• Early Precursors of Gang Membership: A Study of Seattle Youth by Karl G. Hill, Christina Lui and J. David Hawkins (http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/190106.pdf)
• Project L.E.A.D-California
• National Youth Gang Center (http://www.iir.com/nygc/)
• Gang Resistance Education and Training (http://www.iir.com/great/)

Civil antigang injunction

• California Civil Code
• California Injunctions
• Southside Injunction Order
• Southside Safety Zone
• Colonia Injunction Order
• Colonia Safety Zone

Pending Federal Legislation

• S 456 RS
• S 456 RS-Summary