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Pre-court diversion, as we define it, operates in two ways: first, individuals who are arrested and likely to receive a formal out of court disposal are ‘diverted’ into either a less serious out of court disposal or an informal disposal; second, individuals who are arrested and likely to be prosecuted in court are ‘diverted’ into either a formal...
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The decision to divert pre-arrest resides with law enforcement officers. This type of diversion is commonly referred to as police-led diversion, and occurs when law enforcement officers encounter circumstances that suggest that avoiding the criminal justice system altogether serves the best interests of the community and
Introduction. Point-of-arrest youth diversion gives young people the chance to avoid both formal criminal justice processing and a criminal record, in return for the completion of community-based interventions. Youth diversion is an increasingly well-embedded practice in England and Wales: research by the Centre for Justice Innovation in 2019 ...
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Police-initiated diversion programmes provide an alternative to prosecution for young people who have previously had limited or no involvement with the criminal justice system. Young people are ‘diverted’ away the criminal justice system with the aim of reducing future offending.
What Is Diversion? The Purposes of Diversion. Do Diversion Options Put Public Safety at Risk? Using the “What Works” Research to Determine Who Should Be Considered for Diversion. Diversion Opportunities at Key Justice System Decision Points. Author: Madeline M. Carter, Principal, Center for Effective Public Policy.
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Diversion from prosecution is a process by which the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) are able to refer a case to social work – and their partners – as a means of addressing the underlying causes of alleged offending when this is deemed the most appropriate course of action.
