Anti Gang Loitering Essay

There are also criticism to how the police will regulate anti-gang loiter laws without having to fall into racial profiling. The police without anti-gang loitering laws are already demonized in some communities; this ordinance will definitely not make their relationship better. The relationship between the police and lower income communities is a basis of concern for the development of anti-gang ordinances. The role of the police is to be authoritative to follow the “broken window theory” and manage to have full control of both small crimes to control larger crime. The broken window theory played a role in the Chicago anti-gang loiter laws as stated in Dorothy E. Roberts article, “Foreword: Race, Vagueness, and the Social Meaning of Order-Maintenance Policing” she states, “The city cited this theory [broken window theory]…because when

He was arrested after being of suspicion of stealing a car, and his appearance created the label that he was of suspicion of being in a gang. This article and Eddie Perez’s story highlight the issues with profiling that come with the territory of police suspicion of a community. Innocent people will get caught up In the Anti-gang persecution, people who have nothing to do with gangs, but fill the description of a gang member provided by the police will be subject to suspicion and in the worst case scenario harassment. The article also furthers the point by including a statement by a teacher of the local El Puente High School who states how most of his students in his school meet the criteria the anti-gang ordinance to be declared a gang member. Instead of protecting those youth the police will be indicting them because they fit the gang description. Community alienation is a consequence that the police and legislators need to be aware of before developing a bill like the anti-gang loitering ordinance. The Police for a bill like this to work will need to be completely responsible for their authority, even if the community is