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- Diversion programs allow criminal justice actors to send defendants out of the court system, compelling them instead to attend treatment programs, participate in educational opportunities, and/or perform community service. These programs exist for both adult and juvenile offenders.
www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-criminol-061020-022236Models of Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs in the United ...
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Pre-arrest diversion programs are designed to reduce the number of people arrested and placed in jail by giving law enforcement discretion to divert people for low-level misdemeanors or nonviolent criminalized behaviors.
Diversion programs allow criminal justice actors to send defendants out of the court system, compelling them instead to attend treatment programs, participate in educational opportunities, and/or perform community service. These programs exist for both adult and juvenile offenders.
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
diversion programs are funded by each state’s Administrative Office of the Courts, the state probation department, community corrections agencies, or non-profit organizations.
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• Pre-arrest diversion: In cases where probable cause to arrest exists, law enforcement officers take an alternative course of action to arrest— such as “lecture and release” or referral to a program or service—to address the presumed underlying cause of the alleged criminal behavior (e.g., mental health concern, substance
Jul 22, 2019 · Law enforcement agencies leading or partnering with jail diversion programs reported several policies that support officers' ability to engage with and divert people with mental health or substance use issues and partner with behavioral health agencies.
Mar 1, 2021 · This research review analyzes the implementation and effectiveness of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programs, which serve as a pre-booking diversion model that allows police officers to divert individuals charged with minor offenses away from prosecution and into community-based services in order to address addiction, mental health ...
