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	NCJ Number:	NCJ 142679
	Title:	Prosecutors Model
	Document URL:	Text PDF
	Dataset URL:	DATASET 1
	Author(s):	Kenneth Ehrensaft
	Corporate Author:	University of Chicago School of Social Service Admin National Youth Gang Suppression and Intervention Project United States of America
	Date Published:	1991
	Page Count:	14
	Annotation:	The proposed prosecution model for countering youth gangs would implement a number of strategies in conjunction with other actors not only in the criminal justice system, but in the community-based service agency system and the local community.
	Abstract:	The range of strategies to be used should include primarily suppression but also community mobilization. Prosecutors should assist community organizations to develop better strategies of social intervention and opportunity provision for gang members and gang-prone youth. Other prosecutory activities that bear on countering the youth gang problem are vertical prosecution (a single prosecutor handling a case from start to finish), case selection and data management, evidence collection and use, testimony and victim/witness protection, bail and detention, trial proceedings, and disposition and sentencing recommendation. The gang prosecutor also sometimes becomes a key organizer or administrator of a justice system or communitywide task force established to address the gang problem. The prosecutor should participate in local agencies or community meetings and respond directly to the concerns of local citizens about the problem. The prosecutor is often the key official who defines the response to the gang problem for legislative purposes. These specialized responsibilities require that a prosecutor receive specialized gang training. The prosecutor's efforts in addressing the gang problem should be evaluated to determine whether each component of the model achieves its intended effects.
	Main Term(s):	Prosecutors ; Juvenile/Youth Gangs
	Index Term(s):	Juveniles ; Crime specific countermeasures ; Program implementation ; Police ; Program design
	Sponsoring Agency:	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention US Dept of Justice United States of America
	Grant Number:	90-JD-CX-K001
	Publication Number:	D0011
	Sale Source:	National Institute of Justice/ NCJRS paper reproduction Box 6000, Dept F Rockville, MD 20849 United States of America NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States of America National Youth Gang Information Ctr 4301 North Fairfax Drive Suite 730 Fairfax, VA 22203 United States of America
	Type:	Report (Technical Assistance)
	Country:	United States of America
	Language:	English
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