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Criminal and juvenile justice reform. I am proud to say that this is the ninth summit. We take on issues like closing the california youth authority. And we in the confinement of youth Young Children in and the Prisoner Reentry Program and abolishing the death penalty. We take on three critical issues. The first panel has a riveting discussion about gangs. And reducing Gang Violence. On our panel are former gang members, gang intervention workers, police, public defenders, and researchers. We talk about strategies to reduce Gang Violence. I will introduce the keynote speaker in a moment. The s...

Provide legal representation to 20,000 people every year. It is our goal to ensure that we have the best legal representation possible. We started this nine years ago, to increased consciousness and awareness of the issues that affect Public Safety in criminal and juvenile justice reform. I am proud to say that this is the ninth summit. We take on issues like closing the california youth authority. And we in the confinement of youth Young Children in and the Prisoner Reentry Program and abolishing the death penalty. We take on three critical issues. The first panel has a riveting discussion ab...

Me about feeling removing these tattoos and legal excitement. It is not that simple. Changing from being a gang member to a former gang member involves a change in identity. This is a tricky process. It is slow and steady, and there is frustration. The gang is replaced with drugs, and there are fallbacks. Relapses, connections, there are struggles. This is where collaboration needs to take hold. It has now become a cliche, to say that we cannot rest on our way out of this problem. I no longer want to hear those words. This is not to give the Law Enforcement a short shrift. I have had an impact...

Maniac did not want to move over. The associate shoved him over and 10 seconds later, a gun was shot and the bullet came into the car, pierced the associate to the neck and killed him instantly. Maniac said, if he had not shoved me aside i would be dead. I am done. That was his turning point. Call it a turning point, called the teachable moment. Use whatever terminology that you want. That is where we need to be present. When i say we, i mean, we. At that turning point, at that moment of truth, that teachable moment, it is imperative that resources be brought to bear. Now, what are the two mos...

The first thing individuals need, not to feel like gang members is to erase their past. They have literally talked with me about feeling removing these tattoos and legal excitement. It is not that simple. Changing from being a gang member to a former gang member involves a change in identity. This is a tricky process. It is slow and steady, and there is frustration. The gang is replaced with drugs, and there are fallbacks. Relapses, connections, there are struggles. This is where collaboration needs to take hold. It has now become a cliche, to say that we cannot rest on our way out of this pro...