Florida Gang Reduction Strategy 2008 - 2012

IV. Protecting Neighborhoods
Public Nuisance - Defines gangs or their members
engaged in criminal gang activity to be a
public nuisance and allows for civil injunctions to
be sought to restrain nuisance behavior
Allows for arrests of individual violators who
violate a court-ordered civil gang injunction (very
similar to domestic violence injunctions that have
existed for years)
Designates people at the place-- not the place itself
; similar provisions have been enacted and used
effectively in California and Texas
Gang offenders - Prohibits probationers or community
controllees who are gang members from
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knowingly associating with other criminal gang
members or criminal gang associates, except as
authorized by law enforcement or prosecutors for
the purpose of aiding in criminal gang investigations
Example: If you’re a SUR-13 gang member on probation
for auto-theft, you would be violating your
probation to attend a SUR-13 gang meeting.
V. Other
Creates a coordinating council on gang reduction
strategies within the Department of Legal
Affairs.
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