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Biographical / Historical
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Los Angeles Gang Resource Collection
Creator:
Paculba, Ernie
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.1900.017
Physical Description:
2.1 Linear Feet
Physical Description:
5 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1975-2001; undated
Abstract: This collection contains reports, videos, books, and other material regarding gangs in Los Angeles, California.
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
.
Scope and Contents
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."
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Processed by Jocelyn De Avila on December 5, 2023.
Biographical / Historical
Ernie Paculba was born on October 13, 1939. Paculba graduated in 1956 from Banning High School in Wilmington, CA. Paculba
worked as a youth worker at the Wilmington Teen Center in California between 1957 and 1961. He attended Harbor College from
1961 to 1963 without receiving a degree. Paculba dedicated the remainder of his career to public service in relation to youth
services and gang prevention services in the Los Angeles County of California, working as an Area Director (1975-1981) and
Youth Services Coordinator(1981-1987) for "Project HEAVY," an Executive Director (1987-1996) for the Harbor Area Gang Alternative
Program (GAP), and as a Youth Services Consultant beginning in 1996 for the city of Carson Public Safety Department. Paculba
had served as a member of the California Attorney General's Gang Prevention Committee, the Multi-Agency Graffiti Intervention
Committee (MAGIC), the Los Angeles County Interagency Gang Task Force, and the National Graffiti Information Network.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Gangs
Crime