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<br />FOCUS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> <br />This proposed grant project consists of the funding for one fufl time pofice officer <br />whose sole responsibilities will be devoted to fighting the existence of criminal <br />gangs. The officer wilf use every available person and agency to assist in his <br />objectives. The juvenile officer will work with other youth agency officers such as <br />the DARE officer, School Resource officers, Police Athletic League officer, etc. to <br />assist him in his work. He will also work closely with the public schools, juvenile <br />probation and other groups to accomplish this. <br /> <br />Our juvenile arrests are up by over 100 in 1996 from last year. As recently as last <br />week we had seventeen buildings sprayed with challenging graffiti in one of our <br />housing projects. We also have had recent problems in our schools relating to <br />gangs. The funding we receive from this grant is used exclusively to assist the <br />Paris Police Department in slowing gang growth and enlistment, reducing gang <br />crimes and to educate the youth of the City of Paris about the dangers and <br />pitfafls of becoming involved with gangs. We have made much progress in the <br />last two years, however there is much work yet to be done. The City of Paris has <br />in the past had explosive incidents involving gang activities. The juvenile officer <br />is really an asset in this area because he is utilized to speak directly with the <br />youth and their parents, school teachers, ministers, youth groups, etc. to de. <br />escalate these types of problems. <br />