Criminal
Mar. 16, 2007
Gang Interrupted: Injunction Quells Violence
Declaring success with San Francisco’s first-ever use of a civil injunction targeting gang activity, the city attorney’s office plans to expand the tactic to other neighborhoods. Police initially voiced skepticism, given the mixed track record of civil injunctions in Los Angeles and elsewhere, but they say they now are ready to help City Attorney Dennis Herrera expand his four-month-old program.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Declaring success with San Francisco's first-ever use of a civil injunction targeting gang activity, the city attorney's office plans to expand the tactic to other neighborhoods.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera said a November court order targeting about two-dozen men has shut down gang activity and restored peace to a four-blo...
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