HR 3922 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act

Introduced 2007-10-22· Sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.(2007-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Gang Reduction, Investment, and Prevention Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) designate and provide assistance to high-intensity gang activity areas in specified states and localities; (2) make grants to develop community-based programs for gang members and high-risk youth; (3) expand the Project Safe Neighborhoods program; (4) expand the Safe Streets Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to support criminal street gang enforcement teams; and (5) make grants for demonstration projects to carry out innovative approaches to combat gang activity. Directs the Attorney General to establish a National Gang Activity Database to provide information to law enforcement agencies about criminal street gangs. Directs the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a National Gang Research, Evaluation, and Policy Institute to implement programs to combat gang violence, including conducting a national conference to teach and promote gang violence prevention, intervention, and reentry strategies and establishing one or more gang intervention academies to promote effective gang intervention and policing. Amends the Violent Crime Control and L…

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1 Republican