ctive. Home visits were not very effective. It was estimated that one million dollars spent on graduation incentives would save the criminal justice system between $600,000 and $1.1 million, so the program would probably pay for itself. Another recent study showed that every $1 invested in drug treatment saved $7 in future costs of crime and incarceration. Studies like these show that even the harshest prison terms do less to prevent crime than many programs that strengthen families and provide for human needs. Imprisonment is also m
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