亚伦·哈维（Aaron Harvey）于2014年因加州帮派法被错误起诉，但最终被宣告无罪，凸显了该州帮派打击政策的缺陷。 Aaron Harvey, wrongfully charged in 2014 under California’s gang laws, was exonerated, spotlighting flaws in the state’s gang suppression policies.

加州的帮派打击政策因针对黑人和棕色人种社区而受到批评，在2014年加州大学伯克利分校毕业生亚伦·哈维被错误指控在州外参与帮派阴谋后被平反后，这一政策正受到新的审视。 California’s gang suppression policies, criticized for targeting Black and Brown communities, are under renewed scrutiny after the exoneration of Aaron Harvey, a UC Berkeley graduate wrongfully charged in 2014 with gang conspiracy while outside the state. CalGang数据库根据邻里关系、社交媒体或外表贴上个人标签而无需逮捕, The CalGang database, which labels individuals based on neighborhood ties, social media, or appearance without requiring arrest, contributed to his case. 虽然Harvey在入狱7个月后得到了150万美元的和解,但许多其他人面临更严酷的结果,包括通过认罪协议判处终身监禁。 Though Harvey received a $1.5 million settlement after seven months in prison, many others faced harsher outcomes, including life sentences via plea deals. 对此,加利福尼亚州通过了2022年一项法律,强化帮派定义,限制加重判刑,并终止大多数帮派禁令。 In response, California passed a 2022 law tightening gang definitions, limiting sentencing enhancements, and ending most gang injunctions. 倡导者认为,贫穷、资金不足的学校助长帮派参与等系统性问题,真正的改革必须解决根本原因,而不仅仅是监视和惩罚。 Advocates argue systemic issues like poverty and underfunded schools fuel gang involvement, and true reform must address root causes, not just surveillance and punishment.