Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:12 AM
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Santa Clara County awarded $750K grant
Original post made on Oct 5, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 10:12 AM
Comments (4)
Posted by Observer
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 5, 2011 at 12:59 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 5, 2011 at 12:59 pm
This is throwing good money after bad and will do little more I suspect than support the public employees involved in this project.
How about throwing some good money at kids who are eager to learn and not perpetual discipline problems and a drain on society?
Posted by Martin Omander
a resident of Rex Manor
on Oct 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm
a resident of Rex Manor
on Oct 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm
There are two ways to make decisions: knee-jerk reactions or looking at the hard numbers. I propose we do the second. The Annie E. Casey Foundation crunched the numbers for the last 40 years and found that locking up troubled youth does not reduce crime, but it does waste taxpayer dollars. The report came out yesterday: Web Link
Posted by Steve
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Oct 5, 2011 at 3:12 pm
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Oct 5, 2011 at 3:12 pm
Followed the link, read the article...it doesn't exactly prove that.
Sounds like a noble concept, but I suspect the cash will just disappear into the bureaucratic ooze. Leaving them demanding more.
Posted by Name hidden
a resident of Rengstorff Park
on May 29, 2017 at 8:40 pm
a resident of Rengstorff Park
on May 29, 2017 at 8:40 pm
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