Anti-Gang Law Is Underused, Chief Says

D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said the city's anti-gang law is rarely used to its full extent by prosecutors and has had "little impact" on preventing gang crime.
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Allison Klein

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Monty Wilkinson

Washington, DC

United States

Council of the District of Columbia

The Washington Examiner

Adrian Fenty

Phil Mendelson

Cathy Lanier

Columbia Heights

North America

Gang Violence

Crime

Criminal Sentencing and Punishment

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