Despite good intentions and significant funding, many criminal justice programs fail to deliver meaningful results. This video explains why program failure is rarely about motivation or effort—and almost always about poor design, weak implementation, and lack of fidelity. Viewers will learn how unclear goals, mismatched target populations, inconsistent delivery, and absence of evaluation quietly undermine outcomes. Rather than blaming staff or participants, this session reframes failure as a systems and leadership issue, offering practical guidance on how agencies can build programs that are aligned with evidence-based principles, operational realities, and long-term sustainability.