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Civil Gang Injunctions
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Fresno County Chief Deputy District Attorney Greg Anderson
559-600-4363, ganderson@co.fresno.ca.us
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Jim McDougal
213-978-4088, jim.mcdougal@lacity.org
National District Attorney Assn Senior Attorney Whitney Tymas
703-519-1693, wtymas@ndaa.org
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National District Attorney Assn Senior Attorney
Whitney Tymas 703-519-1693, wtymas@ndaa.org
No-Cost Civil Gang Injunction Training & Site Visits
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Fresno County Chief Deputy District Atty Greg Anderson
559-600-4363, ganderson@co.fresno.ca.us
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Jim McDougal
213-978-4088, jim.mcdougal@lacity.org
What Is A Civil Gang Injunction
Civil restraining order
Preliminary or permanent court order, aninjunction, issued in a civil case against a
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street gang and its members enjoiningcertain behavior, like associating in public,trespass and curfew, within a defined SafetyZone, to abate a public nuisance caused bythe conduct and activities of that gang
Popular in California (130+)
Fresno County District Attorney Long Beach City Prosecutor Los Angeles City Attorney Los Angeles County District Atty
Oakland City Attorney
San Diego County District Atty San Francisco City Attorney San Jose City Attorney Santa Ana City Attorney
Santa Barbara District Attorney
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Riverside District Attorney Sacramento City Attorney San Bernardino City Attorney San Bernardino District Attorney San Diego City Attorney
Stanislaus County District Atty Tulare County District Attorney Ventura County District Attorney Yolo County District Attorney & several Contract City Attys
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Not Just in California
Texas (dozens)
West Palm Beach x2
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St Paul Minn
Weber County Utah
12/18/09 NDAA Site Visit
Why Get A Civil Gang Injunction
Because They Work
if gang is a good target,
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if injunction is well done
if injunction is well enforced
Part I Crime Down
Gangsters Hard to Find
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Ph.D.s Say CGIs Work
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What Are Gang Injunctions
preliminary orermanent
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injunction(court order)
Drawback #1: Civil Court
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New &Different toProsecutors
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Drawback #2:
Limited to a Safety Zone
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For small site, do situs abatement
(sue the owner, not the gang)
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Drawback #3: Big Upfront Investment
& Continuing Maintenance Needed
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Collecting Evidence Is Like
Drinking From A Fire Hydrant
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Legally, How Do They Work
Nuisance abated by enjoining its precursor activities
Precursor
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Things evidence shows tend to lead to the nuisance activity
So innocent (i.e., otherwise lawful) activity is enjoined
Otherwise Lawful Now Enjoined
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Injunctions are also Good Policy:
we make outreach more effective
Homeboy Industries head Father Greg Boyle asquoted in LA Weekly, July 18, 2003:
[E]i ht minutes after one[*]was filed here on the
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Eastside, I had kids in my office
[A]n injunction creates a kind of vigilant heatthat moves kids towards the light.
* KAM Gang Injunction
How to Get a Gang Injunction
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You Need To Get An Attorney At The
Start Of A Civil Injunction Project
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Gang Prosecutors Steps To
A Civil Gang Injunction Do Map Reconnaissance
ID Active Gangsters Do a Ground Recon
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, , Written Crime Reports
Draft Percipient Decls Draft Expert Decl(s) Do Some Other Stuff Draft Legal Documents File Case! Go To Court
ID, Collect, Collate Evidence
Evidence by G/M From rap sheets
Get victim reports
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Evidence by Area Do computer runs
Fastrac/Compstat
Consider FI cards
Make Spreadsheets
Amateurs Talk Tactics,
Professionals Talk Logistics
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Evidence Collection:
Keep It Simple; Keep It Safe
Police paper is all I use If not enough, then why?
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Other evid tempting, but Safety concerns
Time, efficiency
Do use their own photos
Draft Percipient Decls
Arrest reports, preliminaryinvestigations, field interviews,
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for report-writing officer
Draft Expert Decl(s)
As soon as atty can ask good questions, tape an interviewwith your expert, modify my list of questions
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Add graffiti , tattoo, and homeboy photos
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Fresno Style Expert(s) Only
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Draft Legal Documents
Draft Boilerplate Legal Docs Use Forms As Starting Point
Understand, Dont Blindly Copy
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Know Civi Proce ure Written & Unwritten Rules
Keep Order Simple(Enforcement)
File The Case, Go To Court
Do Map Reconnaissance
ID Active Gangsters
Do a Ground Recon
ID, Collect, Collate Evid
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Written Crime Reports
Draft Percipient Decls
Draft Expert Decl(s)
Do Some Other Stuff
Draft Legal Documents
Its SHOWTIME, File The Case!
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Enforcement (Contempt)
violation of a court order
90% Obey Injunction
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5% Disobey Once
5% Disobey Always
Is It Worth It?
One Year of Work = Benefits Forever
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Help Us Help You
Build On Our Experience
Avoid Avoidable Mistakes
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Even With The Facts And The Law
On Our Side, It Aint Automatic
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denied!
Gang Injunctions Save Lives
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Fresno County Chief Deputy District Attorney Greg Anderson
559-600-4363, ganderson@co.fresno.ca.us
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Jim McDougal
213-978-4088, jim.mcdougal@lacity.org
National District Attorney Assn Senior Attorney Whitney Tymas
703-519-1693, wtymas@ndaa.org
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Fresno County Chief Deputy District Attorney Greg Anderson
559-600-4363, ganderson@co.fresno.ca.us
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney Jim McDougal
213-978-4088, jim.mcdougal@lacity.org
National District Attorney Assn Senior Attorney Whitney Tymas
703-519-1693, wtymas@ndaa.org
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