CJ 3074 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Rehabilitation Act Of 1973
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Gang legislation: tattoos are a clue to gang involvement, california law - proposition 21. If crimes are gang related, the a youth can be tried as an adult at under 14 for property crimes in addition to violent crimes. Allows access to records that would usually be purged; juvenile crimes count as 1 strike for 3 strikes you"re out law in california: statewide data bases. If gang related, have to annually register like sex offenders in california; if move have 30 days to report to of cer with updated address: violent and repeat juvenile offender accountability and rehabilitation act of 1999. Majority of victims of gang violence are other gang members. Gang related murders usually include multiple people (non-gang usually one attacker and one victim) Dr. short and hughes: focused on about two dozen gangs in chicago for 2 years, studied 2500 incidents of violence.
