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"It will probably face the same opposition," he said, noting that the assembly's makeup hasn't changed much in the past two years.
While a single trial for drug gang members highlights Gov. Allen's crime-fighting agenda, the governor offered several other recommendations:
1) establish tougher sentencing practices for drug dealers who deal in large quantities.of illicit drugs,
2) reform the grand jury system to increase effectiveness against drug dealers,
3) simplify the process involved in the drug asset forfeiture laws to lessen the profit of drug crime,
4) establish tougher conspiracy statutes to use against drug gangs,
5) expand the Intensified Drug Enforcement Program that enables localities to establish'their own drug enforcement strategies,
6) explore limiting access and provide better lighting in certain neighborhoods to end driverthrough drug deals,
7) create a clearinghouse to assist localities in developing solid intelligence on drug traffickers, and
8) encourage local education programs such as DARE and Class Action to decrease demand for narcotics.
Although juvenile justice reform legislation approved last year by the state's legislators has helped decrease crime, the governor said the state can't rest on its laurels.
"The, bottom line is that we have ended revolving door justice in Virginia that is preventing crime in our communities and neighborhoods," he said. "In fact, violent crime has decreased by 12 percent since Jan. 1, 1994.
"We must build on our earlier successes and step up our efforts against one of the chief causes of violent crime — the scourge of illegal drugs."
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