I am Paul Wilson; Mere Complexities Limited, sells my consulting, coaching, and coding services. I am passionate about Agile, particularly Test Driven Development.

Goodhart's Law and The Law

Befordshire Police have managed to improve the detection rate in Luton, by bribing remand prisoners to confess to extra crimes in return for favours. I heard on a radio news bulletin that the target-gaming was uncovered when a prisoner confessed to crimes that were committed while he was banged up.

It turns out that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.