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We provide comprehensive gang affiliation assessments to evaluate and determine the presence and extent of gang involvement.
We conduct gang nexus assessments to analyze whether, and to what degree, alleged gang affiliation is connected to the charged offense.
We perform detailed social assessments that examine family structure, environmental influences, trauma history, and gang dynamics to present a complete contextual understanding of the individual.
We offer expert witness testimony grounded in lived experience, academic training, and formal courtroom preparation.
We provide gang intervention services and structured mentorship to support individuals in disengaging from gang involvement and developing pro-social skills for long-term stability.
Our Services
Our Services
With IFC, we'll give a whole-person narrative, the most unbiased approach that your client deserves.
Expert Witness
Expert Witness
We provide expert witness testimony delivered by professionals with formal training in courtroom procedure and testimony. This training ensures clarity, professionalism, and the ability to effectively communicate complex findings under direct and cross-examination.
Assessments
Assessments
Social Assessments provide a comprehensive evaluation of an individual, examining social and environmental influences, family structure and history, trauma exposure, and relevant gang dynamics to present a complete, contextualized understanding of the person.
Gang Interventionalist & Mentorship
Gang Interventionalist & Mentorship
We assist clients in transitioning out of the gang lifestyle by providing structured guidance, accountability, and mentorship. For those who remain incarcerated, we offer mentorship on navigating the prison system safely and strategically, with an emphasis on personal growth, decision-making, and long-term rehabilitation.
Why IFC?
Why IFC?
We help lawyers and litigators with their cases
Beyond just an expert witness, our services include a social work perspective, bringing to life the totality of your client and who they are. The whole person approach.
Book a Free Consultation
Book a Free Consultation
Our services include a free consultation. Schedule today to discuss the specifics of the report you are looking for. For each case, we include collaboration with the attorney, 3 3-hour client meetings, family meetings, witness interviews, and 40+ hours of case review and testimony preparation.
Your Expert
Your Expert
Francisco Villarruel
Francisco Villarruel
He went from an expert criminal to an expert gang witness. Had no education when he went to prison, and now has a Master's in Social Welfare from UCLA and has impacted hundreds of lives in Los Angeles through interventions and advocacy.
Experts who have lived the life and infuse academia in their work.
Experts who have lived the life and infuse academia in their work.
Exceptional reports for your case focused on your client
Expert Witnesses
Expert Witnesses
While most gang expert witnesses receive professional training in courtroom testimony, few possess direct lived experience within gang culture or an academic background.
Gang Experts
Gang Experts
Many gang experts are affiliated with law enforcement and often rely primarily on generalized historical intelligence and gang trends.
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Our work integrates lived experience with formal training in gang expertise and social welfare, providing assessments and testimony that are both culturally informed and analytically rigorous.
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