The task force shall conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of state and municipal laws and programs related to the prevention of gang-related crimes and the sentencing and enforcement of these crimes, and their effectiveness.  The evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, the current landscape of laws and enforcement tools available for gang-prevention in the commonwealth; local and national best practices for the prevention and reduction of gang-related crimes and activity; and existing gang injunction laws and programs throughout the United States.  The task force shall also assess whether civil actions authorizing injunction relief, through criminal penalties for any violations of injunctive orders and through the forfeiture of profits, proceeds, and instrumentalities acquired, accumulated, or used by criminal street gangs, are effective means of punishing and deterring criminal street gang activity. 

This legislation would establish a statewide task force to evaluate and assess local and national policies regarding the prevention, sentencing, and enforcement of gang-related crimes and activities.  The 11-member task force would conduct an analysis of gang injunction laws and programs, as well as other related laws, and report back to the legislature within one year.

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