Education of Parents in the Development of Strategies to Keep Their Children Out of Gangs Summary of using them to help

The most effective oration’s Gang Intervention used as a model program way to prevent children and Prevention Program for other cities and school from joining gangs in most so that it can be exported districts throughout Orange cases is to work with parents to other cities and school County. of young children to teach districts throughout Orange them to spot the danger F.9: Businesses in Orange County. signs for gang activity and County benefit greatly from

and F.8 are required from the R.: Provide funding for collaborations. Orange County Superintendent of an experienced profes- F.: Stable leadership of Schools and requested from the sional who can coordinate the GRIP program has been School Superintendents of Garden fund raising efforts to enlist an important factor within Grove Unified School District, Orange County businesses the District Attorney’s Of- Orange Unified School District, in supporting gang preven- fice and will contribute to its Santa Ana Unified School District, tion programs through cash rapid growth. Tustin Unified School District, 2008-2009 Orange County Grand Jury donations or donation of Unified School District, Orange parameters of an analysis or services/products. Unified School District, Santa Ana study, and a timeframe for the Unified School District, Tustin matter to be prepared for dis- R.: Recommend that Unified School District, Anaheim cussion by the officer or head school districts with high City School District and Buena of the agency or department numbers of at-risk children Park School District. being investigated or reviewed, join forces and exchange including the governing body information on how to begin Required Responses of the public agency when ap- gang prevention and inter- plicable. This timeframe shall vention programs, how to The California Penal Code specifies not exceed six months from the expand existing programs by the required permissible responses date of publication of the grand working cooperatively, and to the findings and recommenda- jury report. how to export proven prac- tions contained in the report. The tices to other districts that specific sections are quoted below: (4) The recommendation will would benefit from them. not be implemented because §933.05 it is not warranted or is not R.: Recognize and reward 1. For purposes of Subdivision (b) reasonable, with an explanation the cost effectiveness of of Section 933, as to each grand therefore. the Probation Department’s jury finding, the responding person efforts to prevent children or entity shall indicate one of the References from joining gangs by not following: making short-sighted budget 1. Aos, Steve, Roxanne Lieb, (1) The respondent agrees with cuts that would disable such Jim Mayfield, Mama Miller, the finding. programs. and Annie Pennucci. (2004) (2) The respondent disagrees Benefits and Costs of Preven- Responses to Recommendations wholly or partially with the tion and Early Intervention Pro-