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| Thread ID: 128334 | 2012-12-13 06:25:00 | Wonder what the definition of failure is then | tut (12033) | PC World Chat |
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| 1318009 | 2012-12-13 06:25:00 | If this is the governments idea of success no wonder the country is in the poo. Copied from online news item The government is claiming success with its boot camps for young offenders, despite the majority who completed the last course going on to reoffend. |
tut (12033) | ||
| 1318010 | 2012-12-13 06:35:00 | Good spotting Tut! :banana |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1318011 | 2012-12-13 07:04:00 | Dare I say...priceless? :D | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1318012 | 2012-12-13 16:49:00 | Question: Wonder what the definition of failure is then Answer: Coming to pressF1 and try and be helpful. |
Frank_sumbody (16923) | ||
| 1318013 | 2012-12-13 18:10:00 | Maybe boot camps are a training ground for crime and are therefore a success because these young people go on to reoffend. :confused: Maybe it is a bad bit of reporting. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1318014 | 2012-12-13 19:17:00 | For an example, (but not quite a definition) it is hard to go past "Think Big". | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1318015 | 2012-12-16 09:58:00 | To play devil's advocate, the camps are exhibiting some degree of success if those who have gone through have a lower rate of reoffending than if they had not. Just because their reoffending rate is over 50% does not make it a failure - it's possible the rate would be much higher if the youths had just gone to prison instead. On the other hand there is no data that proves them to be a success yet either. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 1318016 | 2012-12-16 10:02:00 | Indeed, I'd agree with george there. I think the reporting is the failure in this instance. It probably should read something like the boot camps are being hailed as a success despite the majority reoffending however the offences are minor/lower that what is predicted had the offenders been jailed etc etc | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1318017 | 2012-12-16 10:11:00 | For an example, (but not quite a definition) it is hard to go past "Think Big". x2 |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1318018 | 2012-12-16 19:33:00 | To actually answer the question in the thread title, I'll give you a clue. It starts with N ends in L and favours the colour blue, a close second starts with L ends in R and favours the colour red |
gary67 (56) | ||
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