In the 2015-2016 school year — one year after implementation — student arrests fell to 569. Only 13 percent of those students have messed up their second chance and been arrested. Compare that to recidivism rates among youth who spend time in placement, “which varies from 37 to 67 percent.”

"most at-risk kids can be spotted early... ...learning to manage what makes us different and often difficult could change a trajectory that leads to tragedy." writes Maia Szalavitz, the author of "Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/well/family/the-4-traits-that-put-kids-at-risk-for-addiction.html?_r=0