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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 157
BY REPRESENTATIVES BROSSETT, BADON, BILLIOT, WESLEY BISHOP, BROWN,
CONNICK, COX, GAINES, HAZEL, HOWARD, HUNTER, JAMES, LEGER,
MORENO, ST. GERMAIN, THIBAUT, AND PATRICK WILLIAMS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Department of Justice, office of the attorney general, with the
cooperation of the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Commission on Law
Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the Louisiana Sheriffs'
Association, the Louisiana Chiefs of Police Association, and the Louisiana District
Attorneys Association, to develop a comprehensive plan for the delivery of youth
gang violence prevention services and to report its recommendations to the House
Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on
Judiciary C on or before January 15, 2014.
WHEREAS, many youth gang members grow up in extreme poverty surrounded by
violence; and
WHEREAS, homicides, armed robberies, burglaries, drug offenses, and graffiti are
among the list of criminal offenses perpetrated by gang members; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey published in June
of 2005, gang members commit approximately 373,000 of 6.6 million violent victimizations
each year; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2011 National Youth Gang Survey, there are
approximately 29,900 gangs and 782,500 active gang members in the United States; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to combat gang violence, Act No. 461 of the 1993 Regular
Session of the Legislature authorized the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Advisory Board and Commission to submit and approve a delinquency prevention plan in
each district of Louisiana for the purpose of reducing delinquent acts, juvenile arrests, and
gang activity. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 157
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request that the office of the attorney general,
with the cooperation of the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Commission on Law
Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association,
the Louisiana Chiefs of Police Association, and the Louisiana District Attorneys
Association, study and develop a comprehensive plan for the delivery of youth gang violence
prevention services and to report its recommendations to the House Committee on the
Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on Judiciary C on or before
January 15, 2014.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of the attorney general may consult
with any stakeholders to develop this comprehensive plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the office of the attorney general, the Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana Commission
on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the Louisiana Sheriffs'
Association, the Louisiana Chiefs of Police Association, and the Louisiana District
Attorneys Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE