Large bureaucracies are slow to react with no way to measure success and little motivation to improve performance. They are quick to claim success with manufactured evidence.
Criminal gangs, on the other hand, operate in a world of high risk and high reward. They react quickly to system changes and focus relentlessly on how to game the system. Their successes are secret, easily measured in cold hard cash, and failures may prove fatal.
Seriously, the state bureaucracy is playing checkers while criminal gangs are playing chess. If the money is out there the criminals will get it.
“This pilot program is intended to help ensure recipients get the wrap-around services they need to overcome drug addiction and lead successful lives.”.............
Unfortunately there are sooooooo damned many druggies out there that the “cure” will be more costly than to leave them on drugs and welfare. I hope I am wrong so lets see where the pilot program plan take us. I understand that Wisconsin is contemplating the same type program. Hope it works.