§ 10A-2-7-702. Definitions.

For the purposes of the Delinquency and Youth Gang Intervention and Prevention Act:

1.  “At-risk neighborhoods and communities” means residential and business areas within a specific political subdivision with a history of assault or battery offenses, shootings or firearm-related offenses, substance abuse-related offenses, property and theft-related offenses, and known gang activity that are documented by local law enforcement agencies, and an incidence of reported juvenile crime or referrals for juvenile court intakes, or some combination of both such incidence and referrals as approved by the Office of Juvenile Affairs and substantiated by local law enforcement agencies, that is significantly higher than the statewide statistical mean for such offenses, incidence, referrals or combination;

2.  “Children at highest risk of involvement with gangs or delinquent behaviors” means:

a.              children and their family members living in at-risk neighborhoods and communities as defined in this section,

b.              children living with family members who are gang members or associate with gang members,

c.              children living with family members who have been adjudicated or convicted of a criminal offense,

d.              children adjudicated delinquent and their family members, or

e.              children who use alcohol or controlled substances or who have behavioral problems in school, with peers, family members or authority figures, or some combination thereof;

3.  “Delinquency and gang intervention and prevention programs and activities” includes but is not limited to the following for participating youth:  Intensive school and school-related programs, such as tutoring and other educational services, vocational training and counseling, employment services, recreational opportunities, and counseling services, such as family counseling, mental health counseling, substance abuse outpatient treatment, education programs, and programs and services involving the family members of participating youth; and

4.  “Family members” means children, siblings, parents and other persons living in the immediate household.

Added by Laws 1994, c. 290, § 14, eff. July 1, 1994.  Amended by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 103, eff. July 1, 1995.  Renumbered from § 1507.11 of Title 10 by Laws 1995, c. 352, § 199, eff. July 1, 1995.  Amended by Laws 2004, c. 421, § 9, emerg. eff. June 4, 2004; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 29, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.  Renumbered from § 7302-7.2 of Title 10 by Laws 2009, c. 234, § 175, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.