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  1. www.annualreviews.org › content › journalsModels of Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs in the United ...

    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.

  2. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullDiversion, Rights and Social Justice - Roger Smith, 2021

    Feb 3, 2020 · Process rights can be pursued by means of active advocacy in pursuit of ‘minimum intervention’, in the form of diversion out of the justice system, and towards other extra-judicial models of intervention to resolve any problems associated with a reported offence.

    • Roger Smith
    • 2021

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  4. www.vera.org › diversion-programs-explainedDiversion Programs, Explained | Vera Institute

    By addressing the root causes of community instability—challenges such as food and housing insecurity, joblessness, lack of educational resources, and unmet mental health needs—diversion programs not only help improve long-term community safety and reduce crime but have also proven to be cost-efficient.

  5. journals.sagepub.com › doi › pdfDiversion, Rights and Social Justice - SAGE Journals

    Abstract. This article draws on historical understandings and contemporary models of diversion in order to develop a critical framework and agenda for progressive practice.

  6. cpjustice.org › the-case-for-diversion-programs-aThe Case for Diversion Programs | The Center for Public Justice

    Oct 4, 2023 · Diversion programs are generally designed for those who have committed first-time, low-level, or status offenses (such as truancy or curfew violations), which encompasses the vast majority of youth who come into contact with the justice system.

  7. academic.oup.com › edited-volume › 558268 Diversion: What Do We Know? - Oxford Academic

    Jan 23, 2024 · Diversion could be conceptualized in terms of a reduction of the severity of the sanction applied in criminal justice proceedings, such as the replacement of custody with a community-based alternative, or in terms of a decision not to prosecute someone for a particular offense.

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  9. www.researchgate.net › publication › 339002391Diversion, Rights and Social Justice - ResearchGate

    Feb 3, 2020 · This article raises four interrelated questions: what young people are to be 'diverted' from and to; whether young people are to be 'diverted' from the criminal justice system or from...