Wife and I watched this last night, too. Seems like the LEAD program they discussed is achieving favorable results:
LEAD Program Evaluation: Recidivism Report (April 2015)
The Recidivism Report tests the relative effectiveness of the LEAD program compared to the ‘system‐as‐usual’ control condition in reducing criminal recidivism (i.e., arrests and charges).
◾People in LEAD were 60% less likely than people in the control group to be arrested within the first 6 months of the evaluation.
◾Over the entire course of the evaluation to date, people in LEAD were 58% less likely than people in the control group to be arrested (see below).
