Gang members from elsewhere congregated on lawns, on sidewalks, and in front of apartment complexes at all hours. They displayed a casual contempt for notions of law, order, and decency -- openly drinking, smoking dope, sniffing toluene, and even snorting cocaine laid out in neat lines on the hoods of residents\u27 cars. San Jose prosecutors responded by obtaining and enforcing a broad injunction against the gangs and their members, based on the finding that the gangs\u27 activities constituted a public nuisance. California prosecutors have sought such anti-gang public nuisance injunctions since 1987. Their constitutionality was in doubt for ten years until People ex rel. Gallo v. Acuna, in which the California Supreme Court upheld this inj...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
Since 1988, the number of California criminal street gangs has increased from 600 to 6,442, an incre...
The state of California has one of the largest and most violent gang populations in the United State...
Gang members from elsewhere congregated on lawns, on sidewalks, and in front of apartment complexes ...
The use of public nuisance injunctions against gangs and suspected gang members is an aggressive pro...
The use of public nuisance injunctions against gangs and suspected gang members is an aggressive pro...
This Note first discusses different approaches available to law enforcement and courts to combat gan...
This comment analyzes the new opt-out procedures being pioneered in California jurisdictions, with s...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
In response to rising gang-related crime, California passed in 1988 the Street Terrorism and Prevent...
In response to rising gang-related crime, California passed in 1988 the Street Terrorism and Prevent...
This Note first discusses different approaches available to law enforcement and courts to combat gan...
Gang violence across America puts in jeopardy the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods. Cities are...
Almost a decade ago, the California Supreme Court endorsed the use of public nuisance injunctions as...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
Since 1988, the number of California criminal street gangs has increased from 600 to 6,442, an incre...
The state of California has one of the largest and most violent gang populations in the United State...
Gang members from elsewhere congregated on lawns, on sidewalks, and in front of apartment complexes ...
The use of public nuisance injunctions against gangs and suspected gang members is an aggressive pro...
The use of public nuisance injunctions against gangs and suspected gang members is an aggressive pro...
This Note first discusses different approaches available to law enforcement and courts to combat gan...
This comment analyzes the new opt-out procedures being pioneered in California jurisdictions, with s...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
In response to rising gang-related crime, California passed in 1988 the Street Terrorism and Prevent...
In response to rising gang-related crime, California passed in 1988 the Street Terrorism and Prevent...
This Note first discusses different approaches available to law enforcement and courts to combat gan...
Gang violence across America puts in jeopardy the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods. Cities are...
Almost a decade ago, the California Supreme Court endorsed the use of public nuisance injunctions as...
California jurisdictions have increasingly used injunctions to combat the growth criminal street gan...
Since 1988, the number of California criminal street gangs has increased from 600 to 6,442, an incre...
The state of California has one of the largest and most violent gang populations in the United State...