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BrownMan65 t1_je99ig6 wrote

Reply to comment by ArgumentLost9383 in CT is paying criminals $500/mo by Justinontheinternet

Because unverifiable anecdotes are worthless to the conversation. If it is true, great good for him. It’s still an anecdote and again worthless to the conversation. There’s more than enough proof showing that just sending prisoners out into the world with no support increases recidivism.

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fuserx t1_je9huj0 wrote

For the record I am for this pilot.

But I do not agree with the way that it's being administered and I don't think that you can make any conclusions/ establish proof through this type of pilot.

Article said over 100 people applied and 20 of the worst people were selected. That's not how the scientific method works to establish "proof". You just get 20 anecdotes. Without randomization and a matched cohort of individuals with the similar issues, this pilot is useless

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Specialist-Lion-8135 t1_je9th4r wrote

Nothing is ever useless to resourceful people.

Journalists also have a bad habit of oversimplifying things for the layman. One would have to be a part of the process to completely understand their criteria.

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fuserx t1_jea10v9 wrote

Perhaps. It sure it was oversimplified. But the standards for social sciences are so lax. Do a real experiment if you want to come to these conclusions that these programs work.

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Specialist-Lion-8135 t1_jea2yth wrote

Unfortunately, time is necessary to prove theories and experience is necessary to understand results. My daughter participated in a Yale psychology study as an infant and it took thirty years to publish their findings. You can learn about their findings in the documentary, ‘Babies’ on Netflix. It is really fascinating. I wish I knew the things they learned while she was still a child but that is the paradox of education and experience.

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BrownMan65 t1_jea98ma wrote

They aren't running an experiment here. They're basing their reasoning off of research that's already been done.

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