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Home My WebLink AboutItem B_ Criminal Street Gang Presentation EUGECNE ITCY OUNCIL AGENDIASTEM UMMARY WorkSession CriminalStreetGangPresentation MeetingDate October17 2011 AgendaItemNumber B Department EugenePolice StaffContact CaptainRexBarrong wwweugeneorgov ContactTelephoneNumber 5416825820 ISSUESTATEMENT Thisisapresentationanddiscussionabouttheincreasing criminalstreetgangproblemsinEugene the PoliceDepartmentsresponsetodate andfutureplans BACKGROUND TherehasbeenamarkedincreaseincriminalstreetgangsintheEugeneSpringfieldarea andcriminal behaviorresultingfromthestreetgangs TheCityCouncil hasnottakenactiononthistopic Addressing criminalstreetgangswilladdresstheCitysgoalsofasafecommunity Gangsaredefinedasagroup ofpeoplewhoformanallegianceforacommonpurpose whoengagein criminalactivity andwhoconformtooneormoreofthef ollowingtraits Shareacommongroupname Sharecommonsymbols tattoosorgraffiti Shareacommonstyleofdress Frequentlycongregateupon orlayclaimtoageographiclocation andassociatetogetherona regularorcontinuous basis InEugene gangsarespreadoutoverthecityandarenotbasedonneighborhoods orschools Gangs maybelocal statewide regional prisongangs nationally basedorgangsassociatedwithspecificbig cities suchasLosAngeles Mostpeopleinvolvedingangsarebetweentheagesof12and25 and elementaryschoolrecruitmenttakesplace Localgangssometimeshavea motherchapter inanother citythatprovidesdirectsupporttothelocal gang Itisestimatedthatthere aremorethan1000active streetgangmembersandcloseassociatesintheEugeneSpringfieldarea Crimesusuallyassociatedwithgangsincludeprostitution weapons drugdealing robbery assaultand murder InEugene recentganginvolvedcrimesincludeattempted murderinvolvingastabbingand shooting severalassaults robberies burglariesandstolenvehicles TheEugenePoliceDepartment EPD willworkpurposefullywithcommunity schools humanservice agenciesandpoliceagenciestoreducethenumbersofactivestreetgangnumbersandtheirabilityto attractandrecruityoungpeople Following discussionwithexecutivedirectors thePoliceDepartment willhostasummitwithrepresentativesfromgovernment nonprofits andthecommunitytodetermine SCMO2011CouncilAgendasM111017S111017Bdoc howbesttolinkstrategiesinwaysthatwillensuregangactivity isreducedandtocontinuouslyimprove onthesafetyofourcommunitiesandenablesafeandconstructivefuturesfor ouryouth UsingOregonandUS DepartmentofJusticestandards thePoliceDepartmentisidentifyingknown gangmembers andhelpingtodeterminewhoamongthemareresponsiblefor committingviolent crimes TheEPDhasalsoestablishedaspecializedteam theGangResponseandInvestigativeTeam to addressgangrelatedcrimes Theproject managerforthenewteamhasborrowedlessonsfrombest practicesandsuccessfromEugeneandothercommunitiesthroughoutthenorthwestandcoun try The teamwillbeusedtoassistwith incidentswheregangcrimeisknownorsuspected RELATEDCITYPOLICIES Thistopicrelatestothecouncilsgoalsandoutcomes SafeCommunity Acommunitywherepeople feelsafe valued andwelcome Asafecommunityincludesdecreased propertycrime greatersenseof safety especiallydowntown visibleandaccessiblepolicepresenceandbetterpolicecommunity relations COUNCILOPTIONS Noformalactionisneededatthismeeting Thisitemisbeingpresentedforcouncilinformationonly CITYMANAGERSRECOMMENDATION Thisitemisscheduledfordiscussiononlyatthistime Thereisnorecommendationatthistime SUGGESTEDMOTION Thereisnomotionatthistime ATTACHMENTS A StreetGangOverview PowerpointPresentation B GangSetGraffiti PowerpointPresentation FORMOREINFORMATION StaffContact DetectiveGregoryS Harvey Telephone 5416825174 StaffEMail GregSHarvey@cieugeneorus SCMO2011CouncilAgendasM111017S111017Bdoc