LA Long Beach Ca Mayors Lead National Summit on Gangs
| LA Long Beach Ca Mayors Lead National Summit on Gangs |
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| Written by Robert ID2461 |
| Tuesday, 28 March 2006 12:16 |
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On Friday, March 31, 2006, the U. S. Conference of Mayors, led by Conference President Long Beach Mayor Beverly O''Neill will join host mayor Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, along with mayors and police chiefs from around the country, for a national summit on gangs on Friday, March 31, 2006, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Mayors will also hear from U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales about what cities and suburbs across the country can do to reverse the trend of growing youth violence and stem the growth of gangs in America. Mayors are particularly concerned about the recent introduction of MS-13 -- composed mostly of Salvadorans and other Central Americans, largely illegal aliens - considered the fastest- growing and most violent street gang in America. Mayors believe the incorporation of community policing in the fight against gangs is key. Those who have successfully used community policing to address gang intervention and gang violence in their cities will share best practices, and the Conference will release its latest Community Policing Best Practices publication. The National Summit on Gangs is sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors'' Institute on Community Policing and the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). WHO: Long Beach Mayor Beverly O''Neill, President, U.S. Conference of Mayors Alberto Gonzalez, U.S. Attorney General Police Chiefs National Gang Experts WHAT: National Summit on Gangs 8 am - 3:30pm WHEN: Friday, March 31, 2006 WHERE: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Corinthian Room, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071; Phone: 213-624-1011 Summit Agenda (Crystal Ballroom): 9 A.M. -- OPENING REMARKS Presiding: BEVERLY O''NEILL, Mayor of Long Beach, President, The United States Conference of Mayors ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, Mayor of Los Angeles, Host TOM COCHRAN, Executive Director, The United States Conference of Mayors CARL PEED, Director, Department of Justice, COPS Office 9:30 A.M. -- ALBERTO R. GONZALES, Attorney General, United States Department of Justice 11 A.M. -- L.A. GANG EXPERT PANEL Moderator: MAURICE SUH, Deputy Mayor, Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Public Safety, City of Los Angeles Panelists: JIM MCDONNELL, Assistant Chief, Los Angeles Police Department CONSTANCE RICE, Co-Director, Advancement Project Los Angeles BRUCE RIORDAN, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California WILLIAM WOODRUFF, Deputy Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice 12 P.M. -- WORKING LUNCH BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General of California 1 P.M. -- MAYORS/CHIEFS BEST PRACTICES PRESENTATIONS Moderator: MICHAEL GUIDO, Mayor of Dearborn, Vice President, The U.S. Conference of Mayors Panelists: Prevention Efforts, DOUGLAS H. PALMER, Mayor of Trenton, Advisory Board Chair, The U.S. Conference of Mayors MS-13, HAROLD L. HURTT, Chief, Houston Police Department Youth Gun Violence, IRMA ANDERSON, Mayor of Richmond ANTHONY W. BATTS, Chief of Police, City of Long Beach Gang Intervention, ALAN AUTRY, Mayor of Fresno 2:30 P.M. -- FEDERAL UPDATE Anti-Gang Resources/Federal Programs Focused on Gangs, DAVID HAGY, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice MS-13/Asset Forfeiture, L.T. CHU, Senior Intelligence Analyst, MS-13 National Gang Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation COPS Office Resources, TAWANA WAUGH, Senior Public Liaison Specialist, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), U.S. Department of Justice 3:15 P.M. -- CLOSING REMARKS BEVERLY O''NEILL, Mayor of Long Beach, President, The United States Conference of Mayors. |
