St. John’s Alumni, Edward Carroll, has lived his whole life in Queens. He attended middle school, high school, college and law school all within a 5-mile radius. So it makes perfect sense why after completing law school Carroll wanted to go into working for the District Attorney and work to make his home of New York safe by combating gangs.
Carroll talked about some of the gangs who are active in New York when he spoke to the students of St. Johns. Some of the groups he talked about were the “Esquadrons,” “Mexican Boys,” “TMB,” “Latin Kings,” “Fu Ching,” “Los Ninos Malos,” the “Netas” and the “Bloods.” Carroll told of how the gangs recruit kids, get them in and hold them for life without giving them much of a choice to get out.
His talk focused largely on a program that the Brooklyn DA offers called Gang Busters, which is a rehabilitation program for gang members. It offers protection for those who want out of the gang and helps them to get into school and to make changes in their life for a more productive lifestyle. The program means a lot to Carroll and he says it has been very successful and is making strides to help the community.
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