The study compared 100 experimental subjects participating in the El Monte Police Department (California) youth gang employment program to 100 control subjects, matched on age, sex, ethnicity, and gang membership. All subjects were male and included 93 Hispanics and 7 Anglos. Because both groups showed a subsequent decline in police detentions, the effect cannot be attributed to the jobs program but is more likely increasing age and maturity and decreasing vulnerability to police arrests for minor infractions. Thus, efforts to help youth gangs should shift focus from job procurement to job maintenance. A graph, a few data tables, and 10 references are included.