The Controversial Power Of Gang Injunction

We have talked about injunctions in class. Injunction is a controversial power that police have that while legal is often deemed prejudicial on whom it targets. Injunctions are a method of deterring gang members by judging them how they dress, and who they are associated with. In the book Ana Muñez was harsh on gang Injunctions, stating the strain that the injunctions puts on many members of the community, and the guilty before proven innocent mentality. The gang injunctions affect the life of a community, people are judged by what they are wearing and where they go. For example, in the book it stresses the effects of mundane acts when individuals are under the threat of gang injunctions, how going to the grocery store can cause grief, when