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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 311 353 CG 021 968 TITLE Down These Mean Streets: Violence by and against America's Children. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, One Hundred First 2ongress, First Session. INSTITUTION Congress of t1 U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. PUB DATE 16 May 89 NOTE 173p.; Portions contain small/marginally legible priut. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.SGovernment Printing Office, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescents; *Children; Delinquency; Hearings; Victims of Crime; *Violence; *Youth Problems IDENTIFIERS Congress 101st ABSTRACT The text of a Congressional hearing on violence inlrolving children is presented in this document. An opening statement by committee chairman Representative George Miller introduces the topic. Statements are presented by Representatives Charles Hayes and Thomas J. Bliley, "r. Testimony by the following witnesses is included: (1) Carl C. B...:11, director, Community Mental Health Council, Chicago, Illinois, appearing on behalf of the American Psychiatric Association; (2) Delbert S. Elliott, professor of sociology, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado;(3) Gregory A. Loken, executive director of the Institute for Youth Advocacy and senior staff attorney at Covenant House, New York City, New York;(4) Deborah Meier, principal, Central Park East Secondary School, East Harlem, New York, New York;(5) Jacqueline Simms, acting commander. youth division, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.;(6) Howard Spicak deputy commissioner, Massachusetts Department of PUblic Health, Boston, Massachusetts; (7) Reggie B. Walton, associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and nominee for associate director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Washington D.C.; and (8) Karl Zinsmeister, adjunct research associate American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, D.C. Prepared by these witnesses are included,...: well as a letter by Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Commissioner of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. (ABL) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. VD C.:- la ct DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS: VIOLENCE BY AND rrni AGAINST AMERICA'S CHILDREN HEARING BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATFES ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, MAY 16, 1989 Printed for the use of the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families U 8 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EOU TIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received I.om the person or organization originating it 0 Mino, changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality Points of view or opinions staled in this dOcu ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 99-355 WASHINGTON : 1989 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. U S Government Printing Office Washington, DC 20402 i 0 BEV COPY AVAILABLE. SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES GEORGE MILLER, California, Chairman WILLIAM LEHMAN, Florida THOMAS J BLILEY, JR., Virginia PATRICIA SCHROEDER, Colorado FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia LTNDY (MRS. HALE) BOGGS, Louisiana BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada MATTHEW F. McHUGH, New York RON PACKARD, California TED WEISS, New York J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois BERYL ANTHONY, JR., Arkansas CLYDE C. HOLLOWAY, Louisiana BARBARA BOXER, California FRED GRANDY, Iowa SANDER M. LEVIN, Michigan CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania BRUCE A. MORRISON, Connecticut LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas J. ROY ROWLAND, Georgia PETER SMITH, Vermont GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota JAMES T. WALSH, New York ALAN WHEAT, Missouri RONALD K. MACHTLEY, Rhode Island MATTHEW G. MARTIplEZ, California LANE EVANS, Illinois RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado BILL SARPALIUS, Texas COMMITTEE STAFF ANN ROSEWATER, Staff Director DENNIS G. SMITH, Minority Staff Director CAROL M. STATUTO, Minority Deputy Staff Director 3 CONTENTS Page Hearing held in Washington, DC, May 16, 1989. ... ...... Statement of: Bell, Carl C, M 1), director, Community Mental Health Council, south- side, Chicago, IL, appearing on behalf of the American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC. 12 Elliott, Delbert S, Ph.D, professor of sociology, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 107 Loken, Gregory A ,Esq., executive director of the Institute for Youth Advocacy and a senior staff attorney at Covenant House, New York City, NY 68 Meier, Deborah, principal of the Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem, New York, NY. 51 Simms, Capt Jacqueline, acting commander, youth division, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC. 99 Spivak, Howard, M D, deputy commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA 28 Walton, Hon. Reggie B., associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and nominee for associate director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Washington, DC .14 Zinsmeister, Karl, adjunct research associate, American Enterprise Insti- tute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC 115 Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material:,, et cetera. Bell,Carl C, M.D., Community Mental Health Council, southside, Chicago, IL. Letter to Carl Bell, M.D., dated May 14, 1986, from R Eugene Pm- cham 148 Letter to Chairman George Miller, dated June 2, 1989, with response to questions posed by Congressman Lamar Smith... 146 Prepared statement of.... .............. ....... .............. 16 Save Our Sons and Daughters, Newsy ,,ter, July 14, 1988, No. 14 156 Schedule of events for Mayor Harold Washington's "Chicago War Against Crime Week," August 10 through 16, 1986 . 150 Schedule of events for "Strike Out Violence for a Safer Community," in observance of National Victim's Rights Week, April 8 through April 15, 1989 152 Bliley, Hon. Thomas J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, and ranking Republican Member, opengig statement of Elliott, Delbert S , Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder. CO, prepared statement of 111 Loken, Gregory, executive director of the Institute for Youth Advocacy and a senior staff attorney at Covenant House, New York City, NY, prepared statement of Meier, Deborah, principal of the Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem, New York, NY. Prepared statement of . 55 Response to questions posed by Congressman Lamar Smith . ... 168 Miller, Hon. George, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: "Down These Mean Streets Violence By and Against America's Chil- dren," (a fact sheet).... ....... ......... 4 Letter to Carl C Bell, M.D., :kited May 19, 1989, asking for response to questions posed by Congressman Lamar Smith... 145 IV Page Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et ceteraContinued Miller, Hon. George, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, Select Committee on Children, Youth, and FamiliesContinued Letter to Deborah Meier, dated May 19, 1989, asking for response to questions posed by Congressman Lamar Smith 137 Letter to Hon. Reggie B. Walton, dated May 19, 1989, asking for response to questions posed by Congressman Lamar Smith 164 Opening statement of 2 Simms, Capt. Jacqueline, Metropolitan Police Department's Ycuth Divi- sion, Washington, DC, prepared statement of 102 Spivak, Howard, M.D., deputy commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, prepared statement of 31 Stith, Deborah-Prothrow, M.D., Commissioner of Public Health, Common- wealth of Massachusetts, enclosing letter to Jam.-- Mason, M.D., Ph D, dated March 28, 1989 36 Walton, Hon. Reggie B., associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and nominee for associate director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Washington, DC: Prepared statement of 47 Response to questions posed by Congressman Lamar Smith 165 Zinsmeiste-, Karl, writer, consultant, adjunct research associate, Amen- can Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC, preparel statement of 121 DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS: VIOLENCE BY AND AGAINST AMERICA'S CHILDREN TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1989 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILI' N, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 9:35 a.m., in room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. George Miller (chairman of the committee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Miller (the chairman), Boggs, Boxer, Levin, Rowland, Evans, Bliley, and Lamar Smith. Also present: Representative Hayes of Illinois. Staff present: Ann Rosewater, staff director; Timothy Gilligan, research assistant; Howard Pinderhughes, professional staff, Dennis Smith, minority staff director; Carol Statuto, minority deputy staff director; and Joan Godley, committee clerk. Chairman MILLER. The Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families will come to order for the purpo,;c:.: of conducting the hearing entitled "Down These Mean Streets: Violence By and Against America s Children." Violence involving children is the central focus ofour hearing this morning. In the past, the committee has highlighted problems