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- Schemes ‘diverting’ people who are arrested and likely to be prosecuted in court into either a formal out of court disposal or an informal disposal (this diversion from court is sometimes called ‘deferred prosecution’).
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Pre-court diversion operates in two ways: first, people who are arrested and likely to receive a formal out of court disposal can be diverted into either a less serious out of court disposal or an informal disposal; second, people who have been arrested and are likely to be prosecuted in court can be diverted into either a formal out of court di...
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Oct 27, 2023 · Youth diversion can reduce crime, cut costs, and lead to better outcomes for children. Diversion is a term that can refer to several different concepts and has no fixed meaning in the law in...
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.
Oct 14, 2019 · Prosecutors should refer to paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 of the Code for Crown Prosecutors when considering an out of court disposal. Effective diversion should be as available to those with mental health conditions as with all defendants. Prosecutors should consider in appropriate cases whether diversion meets the public interest in a case.
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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Liaison and diversion services are designed to improve the health and justice outcomes for adults and children who come into contact with the youth and criminal justice systems where a range of complex needs are identified as factors in their offending behaviour.
1.1 What is Diversion? Defining diversionary practice is a difficult task, with Benbow (2019) and Brown (2019) noting that the term is vague, and often varies depending upon the context within which it is used.
