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kendallvarent t1_j87cjz0 wrote

Reply to comment by Adept-Bobcat-5783 in Family of Oakland baker seeks 'restorative justice' for her death following robbery by IAmNotARobot124

Fascinatingly, it was later revealed that Scared Straight was a total failure.

Their methodology was totally flawed, "success" rates incorrectly calculated, and it turns out that participants underperformed wider society.

There was a whole section dedicated to this in the (also generally excellent) book "Black Box Thinking".

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Adept-Bobcat-5783 t1_j87l4hm wrote

I wasn’t talking about the show, I’ve never seen it. Just that fear is man’s greatest enemy.

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