CEDAC's recommendations to the city are to initiate a small business support system, retain, attract, and develop local businesses, develop effective uses of resources, and to develop effective future-oriented government community partnerships. There were also several taskforces set up to get work started in their particular areas. CEDAC has been successful in creating change in their city. Their work makes it hopeful that other cities in need of reformation could take their lead and affect changes in their own communities.

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Another reason that evidence based policy does not take effect is due to stubborn ideology. When trials prove an intervention to be effective that is controversial, usually for religious reasons, there is strong opposition. Therefore, social practice often remains in place even if it is proven to be ineffective to suit popular thought.

The author uses the example that, even though there is strong evidence that washing hands reduces the spread of infection, death still occurs in hospitals due to doctors failing to wash there hands. If scientific evidence doesn't even get doctors, it will be very difficult to convince policy makers and citizens to change their ways with just data alone. There has been some progress in the criminology field. There is even a Journal of Experimental Criminology to spread the information throughout the field. There is hope that if a little money is spent on randomized trials, social policy will have a better effect on reducing crime and other dangerous behaviors.