Section 13825.2 Of Chapter 3.1. The California Gang, Crime, And Violence Prevention Partnership Program From California Penal Code >> Title 6. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 3.1.
13825.2
. (a) The California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention
Partnership Program shall be administered by the Department of
Justice for the purposes of reducing gang, criminal activity, and
youth violence to the extent authorized pursuant to this chapter in
communities with a high incidence of gang violence, including, but
not limited to, the communities of Fresno, Glendale, Long Beach, Los
Angeles, Oakland, Riverside, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, San Bernardino,
San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Monica, and
Venice. The department shall also consider communities that meet any
one of the following criteria:
(1) An at-risk youth population, as defined in subdivision (c) of
Section 13825.4, that is significantly disproportionate to the
general youth population of that community.
(2) A juvenile arrest rate that is significantly disproportionate
to the general youth population of that community.
(3) Significant juvenile gang problems or a high number of
juvenile gang-affiliated acts of violence.
(b) All state and local juvenile detention facilities, including,
but not limited to, facilities, juvenile halls, youth ranches, and
youth camps of the Department of the Youth Authority, shall also be
considered eligible to receive services through community-based
organizations or nonprofit agencies that are operating programs
funded under this chapter.