Upgrades certain penalties for criminal street gang recruitment and criminality; imposes mandatory minimum sentence for certain offenses; establishes accomplice liability and imposes restrictions for certain recruiters.

This New Jersey bill (S 1369) strengthens penalties for gang recruitment and related offenses. It creates new mandatory minimum prison sentences: 5 years without parole for causing serious injury during recruitment, and 7 years without parole for targeting minors. The law holds recruiters legally accountable as "accomplices" for crimes committed by recruits they helped join gangs, and adds stricter penalties for threats on school property or while a person is in detention. It directly affects individuals who recruit others into gangs, particularly those targeting minors or committing violence during recruitment efforts.