CRIMES AND OFFENSES Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention: Enact the Georgia Street Gangs Act of 1998; Change Provisions Relating to Designated Felonies in Juvenile Court; Provide Procedures to Appoint Additional Assistant District Attorneys; Make Acts Designed to Prevent Information About Criminal Activities from Being Reported to Law Enforcement Unlawful; Make Certain Conduct Intended to Obstruct Justice Unlawful; Provide Enhanced Penalties for Terroristic Acts and Threats Done in Retaliation for Persons Having Cooperated with Law Enforcement;

Authors

Adam P. Princenthal

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act is intended to provide law enforcement and prosecutors with new tools to combat criminal gang activity. The Act approaches the problem of gang activity from multiple fronts. The anchor of the Act is section 8, which revises the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The new Act focuses on gang activity, rather than gang membership. This new approach is intended to produce a more effective statute, while raising fewer constitutional concerns. Other sections of the Act deal with juveniles who violate the Street Gangs Act, bail for gang-related offenses, witness intimidation laws, and victims' rights laws.

Recommended Citation

Adam P. Princenthal, CRIMES AND OFFENSES Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention: Enact the Georgia Street Gangs Act of 1998; Change Provisions Relating to Designated Felonies in Juvenile Court; Provide Procedures to Appoint Additional Assistant District Attorneys; Make Acts Designed to Prevent Information About Criminal Activities from Being Reported to Law Enforcement Unlawful; Make Certain Conduct Intended to Obstruct Justice Unlawful; Provide Enhanced Penalties for Terroristic Acts and Threats Done in Retaliation for Persons Having Cooperated with Law Enforcement;, 15 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (1998).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol15/iss1/1