"Solutions", August 11, 1999

The Los Angeles Gang Resources Collection (1975-2001; undated) contains five boxes and 2.1ft. of material belonging to Ernie Paculba. The majority of the collection contains reports, videos, books, and other material regarding gangs in Los Angeles, California. Box one contains several program planning guides regarding Project Heavy, including Program design issues, Diversion Evaluation Specification, Operations Plan: Project Heavy; A Curriculum for Teaching Self Esteem in the Classroom by Jo Ellen Hartline. Box two contains resources for parents and teachers, including a booklet regarding the Los Angeles Sheriff’s S.A.N.E program, an information packet on the Gang Violence Reduction Project, several government reports regarding gangs in Los Angeles, CDs and CD-ROMs including The Crystal Method CD; MTV Fight for your Rights: Take a Stand Against Violence CD; J.U.M.P City CD-ROM; Safer Interactive Pedestrian Safety Awareness Journey, and Ernie Paculba’s Resumé. Box three contains videotapes including Life Behind Bars-Letters from Within; Post Street Gangs Telecourse “(Part 1: Hispanic Gangs)”; ”LA Riots”- PBS; ABC Afterschool Special "Learning Not to Hurt"; Fox Smart Kids; Paul Moyers-PBS "What We Can Do About Violence"; Out of Order: Rock The Vote Targets Health; a spreadsheet that came from the Hip Hop Subculture videotape with a list of subjects regarding videotapes related to youth, violence, and gangs; A letter regarding Rock the Vote with a list of segments and duration of each segment; Solutions to Violence PBS; a videotape named “Solutions”; Teen Files “Truth About Violence"; Hip Hop Subculture; Getting Up! Tagging in Southern California; “P.O.S.T-Hispanic Street Gangs”; The Cost of Denial: What--we're doing now is not working! Increased spending on our Criminal Justice System has not stemmed the tide of increasing youth violence and crime. It's time for a new approach. Box four contains videotapes including Gangs & Drugs Realities of the Street; El Show de Cristina "Anti Graffitti"; "Tag-Bangers" Fox News; Lives in Hazard Edward James Olmos; Ricki Lake "Taggers & Paddling"; America's Killing Fields CBS Special Report; Graffiti Verité; Geraldo "Girl Gangs"; “Gary N.Y. Seattle”; “Paula Becker N.Y. Conference”; “Tito, Art Sutcliffe”; “Glass 3rd Generation”; Seattle, N.Y.C Conference N.Y. Speaker Loaner; “Exhibitor Round Table: N.Y. Ernie.” Box Five contains videotapes including “LA Riots- A&E”; Investigative Reports “LA County Jail”; "LA Sunset Blvd" 48 Hours CBS; “Monster- Making Discovery”; “Roots of Violence A&E”; “Office of the Attorney General Gangs- James Earl Jones”; “Saving Justine- Salt Lake” 48 Hours- CBS”; “20th Century Gangs: A&E”; “Latin Kings Prime Time ABC”; “Hot Guns PBS”; “Prison Bound”; “LAPD-Ramparts” Geraldo; “New Mexico Gangs”; “Street Creepers: A Look at Gangs.”