Hell, the same is true of police spotters and people movers. They're looking for victims too, each for their own gang.

T-America has a different substructure shaped like a Tesla fluid valve. That's not just prosocial behavior, it's also self-interest. A loose teen who is well suited to reentering the mainstream is not well suited to joining a gang, and vice versa. It's just that a higher proportion of T-American gangs, compared to here, actually deliver the safety and belonging that loose teens seek. They're still criminal organizations, but they're more effective because they're more functional.