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California Proposition 6, also known as the Safe Neighborhoods Act and The Runner Initiative, is a statutory initiative that appeared on the November 2008 ballot in California. This proposition was rejected by voters on November 4 of that year. Proposition 6 would have placed additional penalties on gang related and drug crime. ==Provisions of Prop 6== Proposition 6 would: * Require new state spending on various criminal justice programs, as well as for increased costs for prison and parole operations. This funding is equivalent to 0.3% of California's General Fund. * Authorize prosecution as an adult (rather than in juvenile court, if a juvenile court judge consents) of any youth 14 years old or older who has been convicted of a gang-related felony. * Require that all occupants who are recipients of public housing subsidies submit to annual criminal background checks and lose housing if convicted of a recent crime in order to free up housing for non-criminals. * Increase penalties for several crimes, including violating gang injunctions, using or possessing to sell methamphetamine, or carrying loaded or concealed firearms by certain felons. * Eliminate bail for illegal immigrants charged with violent or gang-related felonies. * Establish as a crime the act of removing or disabling a monitoring device affixed as part of a criminal sentence. * Change evidence rules to allow use of certain hearsay statements as evidence when witnesses are made unavailable due to actions by the defendant.〔(Legislative Analyst's Office's Report )〕 * Requires a 3/4 vote to amend. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「California Proposition 6 (2008)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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