Forum (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 10, 2008
Here Comes the Neighborhood
Using civil and criminal laws creatively, prosecutors bring a wide variety of actions on behalf of communities ravaged by gang violence, writes Rocky Delgadillo. - Forum Column
FORUM COLUMN
By Rocky Delgadillo In January 2007, civil rights attorney Connie Rice of the Los Angeles Advancement Project made a memorable appearance before the Los Angeles City Council in the wake of several tragic gang-related murders in the city. With her were several members of a group too often overlooked by our society, the mothers of children killed by gang violence. Sadly, there are scores of such women, and, although we are have had real...
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