The Rastafarian community has joined in the fight against crime by appealing to at-risk youth in society. Recognising the influence of violent gangs on youth, numerous social groups have appealed to youth in need of assistance in various ways.

For the Rastafari, their approach is to instill a sense of identity and pride in youth.

“Our youth don't have any heroes to look up to. And they don't have any leaders to emulate. And we believe that we have some good leaders. We could teach our youth the example of men like Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Marcus Garvey, Walter Rodney,” Alexander said.

For the Rastafarian community, a focus on spiritual and ancestral intervention is needed to steer youth away from the allures of gangs.

“We place special emphasis on the Six and Seven so-called gangs in Saint Lucia and we called on our ancestors to dismantle that demon spirit in our society. We called on the spirit of our ancestors to liberate our youth.”

In the physical realm, ICAR says they plan on heading to schools across the country to hold encouragement talks with students.

“We want to even go to the school system. We wrote to the Minister of Education asking for permission for the Rastafari community, Pan-African people, to go into the school system and have pep talks with our youth - give them encouragement, give them hope.”