California Penal Code 13826 – The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) That …
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) That violent activity by gangs is a serious and growing problem in the State of California.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 13826
- county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
(b) There is an increasing percentage of school age pupils involved in gang activity.
(c) There are many schools that serve a disproportionate number of youth involved in gang activity which are unable to effectively implement programs designed to prevent youth from becoming involved in gang activity. There is no statewide funded educational program developed for this purpose.
(d) There is evidence that gang involvement among youth begins at an early age.
(e) There is evidence that the parents of gang members lack appropriate parenting skills.
(f) There is evidence that drug activity is increasing among youth involved in gang activity.
(g) There is evidence that gang members have no contact with positive role models.
(h) There is evidence that most gang members lack basic educational skills.
In enacting this chapter, the Legislature intends to support increased efforts by district attorneys’ offices to prosecute the perpetrators of gang violence, support increased efforts by local law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate, and apprehend perpetrators of gang violence, support increased efforts by county probation departments to intensively supervise gang members who are on court-ordered probation, support gang violence prevention and intervention efforts by school districts and county offices of education, and support gang violence suppression efforts by community-based organizations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 929, Sec. 2.)