Reply #80: Some responses

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First, government funding has little to do with the ability to have a study of effectiveness done. It may make it required, though, I am not sure studies on Dare were done for years after it was in effect.
Second, demographicly similar is intended to take care of other factors. One of the reasons for peer review is to test if the groups really are demographically similar.
Third, it would be exceptionally easy in this case to do a study. Since it has only been done in a limited number of areas it should be easy to find an area demographically similar to one of the ones where his program has been in effect.

On edit and finally

I have read your links, I had read them at work, but reread them before posting this edit. There is not one whit about reductions in gang violence let alone about such reductions which can be attributed to Tookie Williams. Bottom line you made a claim, evidently via another source, that he kept thousands from joining gangs. It seems that there should be some evidence of this massive drop in gang activity that you could show us.