S. HRG. 110–444 EXAMINING THE FEDERAL ROLE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO GANG VIOLENCE: THE GANG ABATEMENT AND PREVENTION ACT OF 2007 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 5, 2007 Serial No. J–110–40 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 43–451 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:25 Aug 04, 2008 Jkt 043451 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 S:\GPO\HEARINGS\43451.TXT SJUD1 PsN: CMORC COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont, Chairman EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah HERB KOHL, Wisconsin CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California JON KYL, Arizona RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois JOHN CORNYN, Texas BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island TOM COBURN, Oklahoma BRUCE A. COHEN, Chief Counsel and Staff Director MICHAEL O’NEILL, Republican Chief Counsel and Staff Director (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:25 Aug 04, 2008 Jkt 043451 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\GPO\HEARINGS\43451.TXT SJUD1 PsN: CMORC C O N T E N T S STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Feinstein, Hon. Dianne, a U.S. Senator from the State of California ................. 1 Leahy, Hon. Patrick J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 131 Specter, Hon. Arlen, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania ................. 3 WITNESSES Boxer, Hon. Barbara, a U.S. Senator from the State of California ..................... 4 Bratton, William J., Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, California ............................................................................................... 8 Croteau, Gregg, Executive Director, United Teen Equality Center, Lowell, Massachusetts ...................................................................................................... 23 Driskill, Boni Gayle, Wings of Protection, Modesto, California ........................... 16 Fox, James P., District Attorney, San Mateo County, California, and Presi- dent-Elect, National District Attorneys Association, Redwood City, Cali- fornia ..................................................................................................................... 18 Robinson, Claude A., Jr., Vice President of Youth Development Programs, Uhlich Children’s Advantage Network, Chicago, Illinois ................................. 20 Villaraigosa, Hon. Antonio R., Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California .............................................................................................................. 6 Word, Patrick, Detective, Gaithersburg Police Department, Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Chairman, Mid-Atlantic Regional Gang Investigations Net- work, Gaithersburg, Maryland ............................................................................ 25 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Responses of Gregg Croteau to questions submitted by Senators Durbin and Kennedy ................................................................................................................ 34 Responses of James P. Fox to questions submitted by Senator Kennedy ........... 41 Responses of Patrick Word to questions submitted by Senator Kennedy ........... 43 Questions submitted by Senator Durbin to James P. Fox (Note: Responses to the questions were not available at the time of printing.) ........................... 45 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Action Network, Manolo Guillen, Founder & Chairman, San Diego, California, letter ...................................................................................................................... 46 Advancement Project Inc., Constance L. Rice, Los Angeles, California, letter .. 47 Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Inc., Steve Remige, President, Monterey Park, California, letter ....................................................................... 48 Bakersfield City Council, Safe Neighborhoods and Community Relations Com- mittee, Walter Williams, Stephanie Campbell, Steve Perryman, DeVon Johnson, and Ann Batchelder for Bob Malouf, Bakersfield, California, let- ter .......................................................................................................................... 49 Biane, Paul, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, County of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, letter ...................................................................... 50 Big Brothers Big Sisters, Judy Vredenburgh, President & CEO, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, letter ............................................................................................. 51 Bond, Hon. James, Mayor, City of Encinitas, Encinitas, California, letter ........ 52 Boxer, Hon. Barbara, a U.S. Senator from the State of California, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 53 Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Lorraine Howerton, Senior Vice President, Office of Government Relations, Washington, D.C., letter ............................... 56 (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:25 Aug 04, 2008 Jkt 043451 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\GPO\HEARINGS\43451.TXT SJUD1 PsN: CMORC IV Page Bradford, Hon. Steven C., Council Member, City of Gardena, Gardena, Cali- fornia, letter .......................................................................................................... 57 Bratton, William J., Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, California, statement ............................................................................ 58 Brown, Hon. Edmund G., Jr., Attorney General, Oakland, California, letter .... 73 California District Attorneys Association, David LaBahn, Executive Director, Sacramento, California, letter ............................................................................. 75 California Gang Investigators Association, Wesley D. McBride, Executive Di- rector, Huntington Beach, California, letter ...................................................... 76 California Peace Officers’ Association, Paul Cappitelli, President, Sacramento, California, letter ................................................................................................... 77 California State Sheriffs’ Association, Laurie Smith, President, Sheriff, Santa Clara County and Robert T. Doyle, Legislative Committee Chair, Sheriff, Marin County, West Sacramento, California, letter ......................................... 78 Childhelp, John R. Reid, Executive Director, Scottsdale, Arizona, letter ........... 79 Citizens Against Homicide, Jan Miller, Co-Founder, Jane Alexander, Co- Founder, San Anselmo, California, letter .......................................................... 80 Couso-Vasquez, Garry, Chief of Police, Montebello, Califorina, letter ................ 81 Croteau, Gregg, Executive Director, United Teen Equality Center, Lowell, Massachusetts, statement ................................................................................... 82 Driskill, Boni Gayle, Wings of Protection, Modesto, California, statement ........ 92 Delgadillo, Rockard J., City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, letter ................ 100 Do It Now Foundation, James D. Parker, Executive Director, Tempe, Arizona, letter ...................................................................................................................... 102 Dorn, Hon. Roosevelt F., Mayor, City of Inglewood, Inglewood, California, letter ...................................................................................................................... 103 Doty, Wendy L., Superintendent, Downey Unified School District, Downey, California, letter ................................................................................................... 104 Doyle, Bob, Sheriff-Coroner, Riverside County, Riverside, California, letter ..... 105 Dumanis, Bonnie M., District Attorney of San Diego County, San Diego, California, letter ................................................................................................... 106 Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Art Gordon, National Presi- dent, Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, letter .............................................................. 107 Foster, Hon. Bob, Mayor, City of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, letter ... 108 Fox, James P., District Attorney, San Mateo County, California, and Presi- dent-Elect, National District Attorneys Association, Redwood City, Cali- fornia, statement .................................................................................................. 110 Grand Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, Chuck Canterbury, National Presi- dent, Washington, D.C., letter ............................................................................ 120 Grim, Arthur E., President Judge, Reading, Pennsylvania, letter ...................... 121 Hahn, Janice, Councilwoman, City of Los Angeles, California, letter ................ 122 Hamai, Sachi,