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    1 EDNES DAY, THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 3/9/99 March 7, 1994 CRIME LEADERSHIP BRIEFING WITH CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA, AND ARKANSAS TO: The First Lady DATE: Wednesday, March 9, 1994 LOCATION: Room 450, Old Executive Office Building TIME: 10:30 AM - - 10:40 AM FROM: Steve Hilton, Deputy Assistant to the President for Public Liaison I. PURPOSE This is a substantive briefing for approximately 150 community leaders - including police chiefs, police officers, religious leaders, school superintendents, teachers, local elected officials and other community activists from California, Louisiana, and Arkansas about the provisions, benefits and importance of the President's crime initiative. II. BACKGROUND Crime has been defined by the public as its #1 concern and a problem which they would like the President to take stronger action on. This briefing gives us an opportunity to present the President's stance on crime and violence to the people who fight or are impacted by crime in their local communities on a daily basis; in other words, those who are experiencing these problems on a grassroots level. This is the fifth in a series of regional crime briefings. To date, we have held briefings for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina. We will continue to hold such briefings once a week through the end of March. III. PARTICIPANTS Secretary Riley, Department of Education Secretary Cisneros, Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary Noble, Department of Treasury Steve Hilton, Deputy Assistant to the President, White House Office of Public Liaison Rick Allen, Special Advisor, Corporation for National Service NOTE: The invitation list was based on recommendations by Members of Congress. Members were invited to greet and/or sit with their constituents during the briefing. See attached list. IV. PRESS PLAN Closed. There will be a stakeout following the briefing. V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS You will enter the holding room of Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. You will be introduced by Steve Hilton You will make remarks and take questions and answers. VII. ATTACHMENTS Agenda Sequence of Events List of Participants Other Supportive Materials THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON AGENDA CRIME LEADERSHIP BRIEFING OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 450 March 9, 1994 WELCOME Steve Hilton Deputy Assistant to the President Deputy Director of Public Liaison * REMARKS Ron Noble Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Department of Treasury # REMARKS Richard Riley Secretary Department of Education # THE FIRST LADY *** BREAK REMARKS Henry Cisneros Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development * SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 9:30 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. Steve Hilton 9:35 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Ron Noble 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Richard Riley 10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. THE FIRST LADY 10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Henry Cisneros 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Rick Allen 11:45 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Steve Hilton TALKING POINTS Richard Riley -- discuss Safe Schools as well as school to work initiative -- take q & a Ron Noble -- discuss Gun Control, the major pieces of crime bill that we support, as well as our drug control strategy -- take q & a Henry Cisneros --discuss Operation Safe Homes as well as crime prevention in urban areas --take q & a THE FIRST LADY -- discuss the need for not only government involvement but personal responsibility -- discuss how the President's crime initiative fits into a larger strategy (along with our drug strategy, safe schools, EITC, empowerment zones, community development banks, etc.) to rebuild our nation's communities; i.e., we are making an investment in our communities MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ATTENDING as of 3/8/94, 9:30 AM Rep. Lynn Woolsey -- CA (at end) Rep. Nancy Pelosi -- CA Rep. Maxine Waters -- CA Rep. Bob Filner -- CA Rep. Cleo Fields -- LA March 9 Crime Leadership Briefing List in formation -- as of 2 pm 3/7/94 -- The Honorable Daniel Acuna The Reverend Dr. Emanuel Akognom Mayor Marin City Community Village Baptist City of San Fernando Church San Fernando CA Marin City CA Ms. Bobbie Jean Anderson Mr. Rogue Barros Chairman, Criminal Task Force Executive Director Public Defender's Office Los Ninos Pasadena CA San Ysidro CA Ms. Helen Bernstein Sheriff Bob Blankenship President Sheriff United Teachers of Los Angeles Falkner County Los Angeles CA Conway AR Judge Howard Broadman The Reverend Zedar Broadous Superior Court President Visalia CA San Fernando Valley NAACP Pacoima CA Mr. Dale Broussard The Reverend Amos Brown Sheriff Reverend, Chairman Louisiana Sheriff's Association National Baptist Civil Right's San Francisco CA Major Reginald Brown Mr. Ronald Brown East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Office Deputy Public Defender Baton Rouge LA Black Public Defenders Association Los Angeles CA The Honorable Jeanne M. Buckley Chief Daschel Butler Superior Court Comissioner Chief of Police Sonoma County Juvenile Court Berkeley CA Santa Rosa CA Ms. Jane Callahan Mr. Jeffrey Capaccio, Esquire Executive Director Attorney City of Vallejo "Fighting Back" Project Jackson & Wallace Vallejo CA San Francisco CA Dr. Eugene Casagrande Mr. Andrew Cazares Los Angeles CA Superintendent Hacienda La Puente Unified School District City of Industry CA Mr. Frank Chavez Chief Lou Cobarruviaz Superintendent Chief of Police Richgrove City School District San Jose Police Department Richgrove CA San Jose CA Ms. Loretta Collier Chief William Colston Senior Administrative Hearing Officer Chief of Police California State Parole Commission City of Madera Sacramento CA Madera CA Ms. Deborah Constance Mr. Tim Contillon Executive Director Napa CA A Place Called Home Los Angeles CA Ms. Toni Cook Mr. Joe Coto School Board Director Superintendent Oakland School Board East Side Union High School District Oakland CA San Jose CA The Reverend Betitia Coty Sheriff Glen Craig Shiloh Christian Fellowship Sacramento County Oakland CA Sacramento CA Father Rey Culaba The Honorable Ernest Cunningham Co-Pastor Arkansas State Representative Saint Paul of the Shipwrieck Helena AR San Francisco CA Ms. Nancy Davis Chief Lee Dean Deputy District Attorney Chief of Police Alimo CA Vacaville Police Chief Vacaville CA Jane Decker Captain Thomas Denham Director of Strategic Planning Sheriff County of Santa Clara San Bernadino County Sheriff's San Jose CA Department Grand Terrace CA The Honorable Richard Edwards The Honorable Benjamin Elias Sheriff Councilmember Jennings LA City of Union City Union City CA Mr. Al Ferris Mr. Wilson Fields Ferris, Britton Law Firm City Councilman San Diego CA LA The Honorable Dave Flemming Mr. Glen Ford Vacaville CA Assistant School Superintendent Forrest City AR Mr. James Fox Mr. MacDowell Frazier District Attorney Los Angeles Police Advisory County of San Mateo Committee Redwood City CA Los Angeles CA The Honorable Charles Fuselier Mr. Gil Garcetti Sheriff District Attorney Parish of St. Martin Los Angeles CA St. Martinville LA Mr. Robert Garner Sheriff Chuck Gillingham Director San Jose CA Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Programs San Jose CA Mr. Lawrence Gonzales Mr. Michael Gonzales Prinipal Sierra Madre CA Pacoima Elementary School Sierra Madre CA Mr. Leonard Gordon Mr. Bob Griego Executive Director Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Ella Hill Hurch Community Center County of San Diego San Francisco CA San Diego CA Mr. V.G. Guinses Chief AI Guzman Director Chief of Police Say Yes, Incorporated City of Union City Los Angeles CA Union City CA Ms. Pamela Ham Sargent Bruce Hansen San Pedro CA DARE Program Officer Ventura County Sheriff's Department Thousand Oaks CA Chief Roy Harmon Ms. Alice Harris Chief of Police Executive Director Yuba City Parents of Watts Yuba City CA Los Angeles CA Ms. Taalia Hasan The Honorable Terry Hatter Executive Director Judge West Contra Costa Youth Services U.S. District Court Bureau Los Angeles CA Richmond CA Ms. Francis Hdgjilogiou Chief Dennis Hegwood Greek American Women's Organization Chief of Police Indian Harbour Beach FL Rialto Police Department Rialto CA Ms. Barbara Heller Mr. Norman Heller San Rafael City Council San Rafael CA San Rafael CA Mr. Jim Hernandez Mr. Ron Hewett Gang Prevention Counselor New Connections Concord CA Mr. Ken Hofer The Honorable Michael Honda Community Relations Officer -- Supervisor, First District Neighborhood Policing Santa Clara County San Diego Police Department San Jose CA San Diego CA Mr. Robert Hughes Mr. Ben Jeffers Office of Congressman George Miller Louisiana Governor's Office Pleasant Hill CA Baton Rouge LA Chief Gary Johansen Mr. Clarence Jones Chief of Police Principal Palos Verdes Estates Police Department McKinley Senior High School Palos Verdes Estates CA Baton Rouge LA Sargent James Jorgenson The Honorable John Joseph President Mayor Sacramento Police Officers Association City of Opelausas Sacramento CA Opelausas LA Ms. Sandy Kievman Mrs. Joann LaMotte Director of Activity Program for At Principal Risk Youth Glen Oaks Park Elementary School K.Y.D.S. Baton Rouge LA West Hills CA Mr. David Lehman The Honorable Raywood LeMaire Chief Probation Office Sheriff Eureka CA Parish of Vermilion Abbeville LA Ms. Khristy Lundy Foletta Mr. Joe Marshall Protecting Our Children, A Forum Co-Director Napa CA Omega Boys Club San Francisco CA Sheriff Bob Martinez Mr. Daniel Mazzella Yolo County San Diego CA Woodland CA Dheodosia McKery Sheriff Leroy Meadows companion, Betitia Coty Sheriff of Mississippi County Luxcra AR Chief Ted Mertens Mr. Al Mijares Chief of Police Superintendent Manhattan Beach Police Department Bakersfield City School District Manhattan Beach CA Bakersfield CA Ms. Patricia Miljanich The Reverend Donald Miller Executive Director Allen Temple Baptist Church Legal Services for Children Oakland CA San Francisco CA Captain E.L. Montgomery Ms. Eleanor Montono Commander, Community Services Wilmington CA Bureau Vallejo Police Department Vallejo CA Sargent Michael Morris Mr. Bradley Morrison East Baton Rouge Parish Police Director Department Polly Klaas Foundation Baton Rouge LA Petaluma CA The Honorable Tim Nader Mr. Michael Nevin Mayor City of Chula Vista Chula Vista CA Ms. Eve Nichol Detective Mark Nichol Director Napa Sheriff's Office Polly Klaas Foundation Vallejo CA Napa CA Mr. Harry Pachon The Honorable Esther Padilla Thomas Rivera Center Councilwoman Claremont CA City of Fresno Fresno CA Ms. Betty Pagett Mr. Dave Paulson Director of Education District Attorney Ecumenical Association for Housing Solano County San Rafael CA Fairfield CA Chief Gail Peterson Dr. Marcia Plumleigh Chief of Police Superintendent Ceres Police Department Campbell Union School District Ceres CA Campbell CA Chief Steven Port Chief Stephen Prator Chief of Police Chief of Police Hawthorne Police Department Shreveport Police Department Hawthorne CA Shreveport LA Ms. Irene Redondo-Churchward Sheriff David Renner Executive Director Eureka CA Project Info Community Services Whittier CA Mr. Douglas Ridenour Chief Dominick Rivetti Modesto Police Officers Association Chief of Police Modesto CA City of San Fernando San Fernando CA Chief Andy Romero Captain Ron Ruitt Chief of Police Bell Gardens Police Department Bell Gardens CA Sheriff Warren Rupf Mr. Mitchell Salazar Contra Costa County Sheriff Executive Director;Co-Chair Martinez CA Real Alternatives Program; Mission Violence Project San Fransisco CA Chief Joseph Samuel, Jr. Sheriff Tom Sawyer Chief of Police Sheriff Oakland CA County of Merced Merced CA Mr. Bob Scott Sheriff Glenn Seymour President Madera County United Chambers of Commerce of the Madera CA San Fernando Valley Sherman Oaks CA Sheriff Jerald Shadinger Chief Robert A. Shadley Colusa County Chief of Police Colusa CA Willows Police Department Willows CA Ms. Marcine Shaw Mr. Timothy B. Sottile Councilperson Sherman Oaks CA Compton CA Mr. Danny Staggs Ms. Valerie Stallings President Councilmember Los Angeles Police Protective League San Diego City Council Los Angeles CA San Diego CA Mr. Jeffery Peter Stark Ms. Lavoneia Steele, ED.D. Deputy District Attorney Superintendent Oakland CA Berkeley Unified School District Berkeley CA Mr. Jack Stephens Reverend Hezekiah Stewart Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector Executive Director Saint Bernard Parish The Watershed Chalmetta LA College Station AR Mr. Mark Stodola Mr. James Summerhouse Prosecuting Attorney International Federation of Professional State of Arkansas, 6th District and Technical Engineers Little Rock AR Mr. Michael Thompson Chief Oliver Thompson Deputy Director, Criminal Justice Police Chief Office City of Inglewood City of Los Angeles Inglewood CA Los Angeles CA Ms. Sally Thompson Mr. Sidney Thompson President Superintendent New Directions for Youth Los Angeles Unified School District Van Nuys CA Los Angeles CA Officer Stephanie Tisdale Chief Larry Todd Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police Reseda CA Los Gatos Police Department Los Gatos CA Ms. Tammi Tracy Andersland Mr. Fred Travalena Torrance CA Encino CA Chief Michael Trevis The Honorable Harold Turner Bell Police Department Sheriff Bell CA Allen Parish Oberlin LA Sheriff James Tuso Dr. Gerald Uelman Ukiah CA Dean School of Law Santa Clara CA Ms. Margarita Vargas Chief Arturo Venegas, Jr. Chairwoman Chief of Police Baldwin Park CA Sacramento Police Department Sacramento CA Mr. William Violante Mr. Luther Wallace Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Human Rights Resources City of Los Angeles San Rafael CA Los Angeles CA Chief Stephen D. Walpole Sheriff Craig Webre Chief of Police Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector Scotts Valley Police Department Lafourche Parish Scotts Valley CA Thibodaux LA Sheriff Les Weidman Mr. Ronald White Stanislaus County Sheriff Deputy Public Defender Modesto CA Black Public Defenders Association Cimpton CA Mr. Stephen White The Reverend Cecil Williams District Attorney Pastor County of Sacramento Glide Memorial United Methodist Sacramento CA Church San Francisco CA Mr. Norwood Williams Sheriff Richard Williams Sheriff's Executive Officer San Bernardino County Sheriff's San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Department San Bernardino CA San Bernardino CA Mr. Ed Young Los Angeles Probation Department North Hollywood CA THE CRISIS OF HEALTH CARE & THE CRISIS OF VIOLENT CRIME: Violence takes a heavy toll on our health care system: It overburdens and endangers our health care providers. It threatens the viability of our health care institutions. It adds billions to this nation's health care bill. Counting the indirect costs, both financial and societal, violence is one of the premiere threats to public health in America, and the costliest epidemic we face. "Violence is every bit a public health issue for me and my successors in this century as smallpox, tuberculosis and syphylis were for my predecessors in the last two centuries." C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General, 1984 VIOLENCE OVERBURDENS AND ENDANGERS PROVIDERS: Uncompensated Care: Trauma patients often require a greater time committment from the provider, particularly as measured in follow-up care, than do elective cases. Services provided in the trauma center often go unreimbursed, compounding the physician's loss of income. Because trauma injuries occur mostly at night, working late and being on 24-hour call is disruptive to some surgeons' lifestyles and can result in their having less time for elective surgeries and office care. One D.C. trauma surgeon reported that in 1991, he and the surgeons on his five-member team each provided more than $100,000 worth of free care to gunshot patients alone. [17] VIOLENCE OVERBURDENS AND ENDANGERS PROVIDERS: Providers Are Increasingly at Risk Themselves: Upon entering one Los Angeles trauma center, 25% of patients were carrying a lethal weapon * Some of these weapons go unnoticed by providers. * In some trauma centers, it is not unusual to assign patients aliases to avoid their being tracked down and further assaulted by their perpetrators. (AMNA) As a result, outbreaks of violence are not uncommon in some emergency departments. Over 70% of nurses working in psychiatric facilities have been assaulted during their career. The majority of injuries occur while attempting to contain patient violence. (AMNA.) * Data suggests that workers at a maximum security forensic hospital are at higher risk of work-related injuries than employees in the most hazardous industry in the country - construction. A recent JAMA article highlights one urban trauma center's "devastating psychosocial effect on physicians and their staff" which the article sites as being minimal compared to the "emotionally dampening and debilitating" experience of underserved local inhabitants who come for treatment. VIOLENCE THREATENS THE VIABILITY OF OUR HEALTH INSTITUTIONS: Inner-city trauma centers are repositories for the victims of violent crime and drug wars because they have to treat those severely injured who often are uninsured and do not pay their bills. [17] Already overburdened public hospitals must continue to meet rising demands with progressively diminishing resources. Overcrowding has reached a new peak of disarray, commonly referred to as emergency department gridlock -- numerous interlocking stretchers obstruct the paths between stretchers and the nurses station. The emergency department at King/Drew Medical Center, the only major hospital serving So. Central Los Angeles, was closed to incoming patients 67% of the time in 1991 because of saturated facilities. [16] The ramifications of this are even more detrimental to the public health in light of the fact that 82% of hospital admissions at King/Drew are through the emergency department. This kind of admissions routine is not out of the ordinary. It is largely due to the low socio-economic status of many patients, lacking health insurance, and overcrowded neighborhood outpatient clinics. [16] Such overloading delays treatment and exacerbates the incidence of shock and shock-related organ failures. [16] Conditions of overcrowding tie up already scarce expensive diagnostic and intensive care facilities, increase costs, and unfavorably affect physical outcome of patients. [16] VIOLENCE: The majority of violent injuries, are penetrating injuries -- such as gunshot and knifewounds. Not only are they among the most expensive injuries to treat; the incidence of these injuries is rapidly increasing. The average charge per hospital admission for a trauma patient is three times higher than that for a regular acute care admission. [17] Urgently needed trauma care disrupts hospital routines and physicians' private practices and lifestyles, and upsets some private patients. [17] At one hospital surveyed by GAO, surgeries, including 15 colon surgeries, were postponed for up to 3 weeks because of trauma disruption. Hospitals rely heavily on their paying customers to reimburse them for the financial losses they incur when treating uninsured trauma victims. But, many hospital officials fear these paying patients will avoid the trauma care environment and seek services elsewhere, causing the hospital to lose revenue. [17] INDIRECT COSTS TO PROVIDERS: In 1989, about 80% of gunshot and stabbing victims treated in some urban trauma centers were uninsured, underinsured, or Medicaid- eligible. [17] Hospitals have been forced to hire more security guards, install metal detectors, and take other safety precautions. [17] Some hospitals are finding it increasingly difficult to attract and retain qualified surgeons becasue of the effects of trauma care on physicians' income and lifestyle. [17] Rises in unreimbursed trauma care costs have paralleled the increases in penetrating injuries associated with crime and violence. [17] HEALTH CARE COSTS ADDED TO THE NATION'S BILL AS A RESULT OF VIOLENCE: The average cost of any violent injury (fatal and nonfatal) = $44,000 in $1992 (Miller) Direct health care costs alone due to violent injuries are estimated at $5.7 billion per year. (30)[1] Our health care system treats 1.5 million victims of violent crime every year, according to the National Institute of Justice. (8) [23] Approximately 85% of hospital costs for treatment of penetrating trauma (firearms and stabbings) are unreimbursed and subsequently cost-shifted onto the privately insured. (34a) Up to 30% of emergency room visits by women are the result of injuries from domestic violence, which accounts for over 1.4 million doctor visits each year. [1] Talking Points Crime Leadership Day Wednesday, March 9, 1994 THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR OUR LEADERSHIP DAY ON THE CRIME BILL. YOUR SUPPORT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN ENSURING THAT WE GET A TOUGH, SMART CRIME BILL TO HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES FEEL SAFE AGAIN. WE ASKED YOU TO COME HERE FOR A REASON: WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU -- WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE WAR ON CRIME -- GET THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES YOU NEED TO WIN IT. WE KNOW WE CAN'T WIN THIS WAR FROM WASHINGTON. BUT IT'S TIME WASHINGTON GOT OFF THE SIDELINES AND STARTED GIVING YOU A HAND. OVER THE LAST DECADE, NO ISSUE HAS SEEN MORE GRIDLOCK, MORE DEMAGOGUERY, AND MORE STALLING ON BEHALF OF THE SPECIAL INTERESTS THAN CRIME. IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THAT. WE HAVE STARTED BY BREAKING 7 YEARS OF GRIDLOCK ON THE BRADY BILL, WHICH IS ALREADY SHOWING RESULTS. BEFORE PASSING THE BRADY BILL, MILLIONS OF FIREARMS IN THIS COUNTRY WERE SOLD ON THE HONOR SYSTEM. NOW, WITH THE BRADY LAW, WE'RE ASKING LEGITIMATE GUN OWNERS TO WAIT 5 DAYS so THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN CHECK TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PUTTING GUNS IN THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS. THOSE OF YOU FROM CALIFORNIA KNOW THAT THE BRADY BILL WILL WORK. SINCE 1989, MORE THAN 20,000 SALES HAVE BEEN BLOCKED UNDER CALIFORNIA'S 15-DAY WAITING PERIOD AND BACKGROUND CHECK. AND ON THE VERY FIRST DAY THAT BRADY WENT INTO EFFECT, 9 PROHIBITED PERSONS TRIED TO BUY GUNS IN KENTUCKY AND 8 IN COLORADO -- INCLUDING TWO FELONS WITH OUTSTANDING WARRANTS, WHO WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED BY THE LOCAL POLICE. PRESIDENT CLINTON WANTS TO BUILD ON BRADY AND PASS A TOUGH, SMART CRIME BILL -- A BILL THAT PUTS SOCIETY'S MOST VIOLENT OFFENDERS AWAY FOR LIFE, BUT GIVES YOUNG OFFENDERS A SECOND CHANCE BY PUTTING THEM IN BOOT CAMPS AND GIVING THEM THE DRUG TREATMENT OR JOB TRAINING THEY NEED TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND. HE WANTS A CRIME BILL THAT PUTS 100,000 MORE POLICE ON THE STREET IN COMMUNITY POLICING -- WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS TO CATCH CRIMINALS AND PREVENT CRIME. AND HE WANTS TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS AND KEEP THEM OUT OF THE HANDS OF OUR CHILDREN. I HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE FATE OF OUR NATION'S CHILDREN AND HOW VIOLENCE INTERFERES WITH THEIR NATURAL RIGHT TO HAVE A SAFE AND HOPEFUL CHILDHOOD. AN ESTIMATED 160,000 KIDS STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO AFRAID TO GET THERE. THE NUMBERS OF CHILDREN NOW BEING KILLED BY GUNS -- AS WELL AS USING THEM -- HAVE SKYROCKETED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. ACCORDING TO A RECENT CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND STUDY, TODAY AND EVERY DAY 13 YOUNG KIDS ARE KILLED BY GUNS. AND FROM 1985 TO 1990 THE NUMBER OF 15-YEAR OLD MALES CHARGED WITH MURDER JUMPED 217%. IN AMERICA'S TOUGHEST NEIGHBORHOODS, MEANEST STREETS, AND POOREST RURAL AREAS, WE HAVE SEEN A STUNNING BREAKDOWN OF COMMUNITY, FAMILY AND WORK - THE HEART AND SOUL OF CIVILIZED SOCIETY. THIS HAS CREATED A VAST VACUUM INTO WHICH VIOLENCE, DRUGS AND GANGS HAVE MOVED. SO, EVEN AS WE SAY NO TO CRIME, WE MUST GIVE PEOPLE -- ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE - - SOMETHING TO SAY YES TO. AND THAT'S WHY A SMART CRIME BILL WILL INCLUDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS TARGETED TO OUR NATION'S YOUTH. BUT AS WE WORK TO PASS THE CRIME BILL, LETS RECOGNIZE THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR. GOVERNMENT CAN'T SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ON ITS OWN. FAMILIES NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. INDIVIDUALS NEED TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS. AND COMMUNITIES NEED TO CHALLENGE THEIR CITIZENS TO STAND UP FOR COMMON DECENCY AND REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE UNACCEPTABLE ANYMORE. AND WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN START MAKING A DIFFERENCE.