Proposal for Recommendation Report

To: George Mcshan

From: Jared Young

Date: July 20, 2008

Re: Recommendations on how to control the recent rise in gang activity


I am writing to you to ask your permission on doing a formal report on various ways to decrease recent gang activity that has been plaguing the Harlingen area lately. This report would be based on research done by me using recent articles in local newspapers, the Internet, and magazines.

The Harlingen area has seen a major surge as of late concerning gang activity. My report will be researching the best practices for addressing juvenile crime and gang violence.



The following is a list of recommendations that will be detailed and discussed on how to deal with this growing problem.

1. Improving local law enforcement
2. Including the local community in more decisions on what proper tactics to use
3. Having more youth oriented programs aimed at under-privileged teens, which are the main targets of gang recruitment
4. Educating youth of the dangers of gang activity at a earlier age
5. Implement harsher penalties for repeat offenders and offer programs to deter repeat offenders while incarcerated

Thank you so much for your time and consideration concerning this issue. These are only a few of the many options that can help in decreasing the ongoing problem related to gang activity. With this report, I hope to highlight several different options to help fight this growing problem.

This project-report will be completed at no cost to you. This project-report should also be completed by July 27, 2008. I will be doing the research for this report with a desktop computer and resources provided by the local library.

Once again, I would like to thank you for your time. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (956) 454-5314 or by e-mail at onegroove72@yahoo.com.

Sincerely,

Jared Young