According to, “Gang Leader for a Day” written by Sudhir Venkatesh he states that J.T and his officers kept their foot soldiers from becoming too powerful or independent by uplifting his men with motivation such as: J.T let his men know that they should take pride in their work, in which they should be proud of themselves and want to be a good drug dealer and by letting his men know that they should not be afraid of working in the cold and should sell as much crack as possible to bring in revenue. Not to mention, that J.T gang was warring with another gang from this “J.T resulted to coordinate his troops and motivate fifteen-year-old kids to stand out in the open and sell drugs despite the heightened risk of being shot, beaten up, or arrested”
