Management Secrets of Street Gangs
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the state prisons’ “Sensitive-Needs Yards” have a rapidly expanding population. Once reserved for “prison’s pariahs — sex offenders, informants, homosexuals,” in seven years the SNY headcount has grown from 1,000 to 13,000 as gang members seek an escape … from their own gangs. In short, criminal organizations don’t seem to value their employees very highly:
In gangs, “you’re brainwashed,” said Soto, now 37 and serving time for murder. “Even if there’s a threat on your life, you’re supposed to be this down homeboy. But then you do it all, and they want to kill you anyway. So where’s the love?”
… “They just want to whack you for anything,” said Albert Martinez, a former gang member from the Maravilla neighborhood of East L.A. who is now on the Lancaster state prison’s C Yard. “It’s not like it used to be. There’s no old-school values.”
Should the gang members unionize? Call the National Labor Relations Board? Sue for unfair labor practices? There’s nothing here that a 401k, health plan, and a little management sensitivity can’t fix, is there?
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September 17th, 2005 at 9:07 am
And there’s no diversity training. Aren’t most gangs predominantly one ethnic group (whatever it may be)? Forced integration might be in order.
September 17th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
Unfair labor practices indeed. Where’s Johnnie Cochran when you need him?
Oh? Never mind then. I guess El Eme will have to settle for Mark Geragos.
September 18th, 2005 at 7:39 pm
No old school values. LOL!