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- For purposes of the Crime Commission’s study, staff defined diversion as an initiative or process (formal or informal) that allows an adult defendant to avoid a criminal charge and/or conviction by participating in or completing certain programs or conditions.
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The benefits of diversion include offender rehabilitation, reduced recidivism, avoiding the collateral consequences of a criminal record, and the preservation of criminal justice system resources.
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In Virginia, statewide Jail Diversion efforts began in 2007...
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Expert Panel Chair Client Services Entry Bureau Chief Arlington Community Services Board
Director of the Office of Criminal Justice Services Prince William County
CIT Coordinator New River Valley Community Services
Senior Trial Attorney Martinsville Public Defender’s Office
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Emergency Services Arlington Community Services Board
Expert Panel Vice Chair Assistant Professor, UVa Department of Public Health Sciences Clinical Psychologist, UVa Inst. of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy
Coordinator, Center for Behavioral Health & Justice Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney City of Chesapeake
Research Specialist UVa Inst. of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy
Professor Department of Criminology, Law, and Society George Mason University
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry Carilion Clinic and VTC School of Medicine
Senior Policy Attorney Voices for Virginia’s Children
The Expert Panel is comprised of a variety of members representing diverse areas of expertise, including a majority of members who are mental health care providers or criminal justice partners, as well as a few scholars. Importantly, members represent a variety of community types from across the Commonwealth. Already well-versed in the relevant li...
The Sequential Intercept Model is a framework used to assist communities in reviewing when, where, and how the mental health system and criminal justice system intersect. It was developed by Mark R. Munetz, M.D. and Patricia A. Griffin, Ph.D., in conjunction with the National GAINS Center for People with Co-occurring Disorders in the Justice System...
In communities across Virginia, developing and successfully maintaining a highly functioning stakeholder team has been critical in problem solving for both criminal justice and mental health issues. In order to make meaningful and sustainable impacts, it is crucial that stakeholders invest the time to become aware of problems, understand roles and...
The Panel offers the following recommendations along with cost estimates for the Workgroup to consider. The Panel recommends that the General Assembly provide funding to DBHDS to support the development, implementation, and sustainment of CIT in up to six rural Virginia communities. The communities would be selected by DBHDS in consultation with re...
The following are cost estimates for DBHDS to implement a CIT program (i.e., CIT training and/or a CIT Assessment Center) in rural communities. DBHDS would allocate this funding to Community Services Boards for selected communities. Cost estimates are based on the New River Valley CIT Program, a rural, multi-jurisdictional program in southwest Vir...
Each year in the United States, more than two million people with behavioral health disorders are incarcerated in jails and prisons.xv Research suggests that the human toll as well as the costs to the taxpayer for incarcerating this population are staggering.xvi Jails spend two-to-three times more money to incarcerate an inmate with a behavioral he...
Screening and assessment for mental health concerns are part of a larger process of information gathering that begins when the individual becomes justice-involved. Screening is used to identify problems related to mental health and substance use, and the need for further assessment. Screening is intended to quickly identify acute issues that requir...
After identifying the benefits and challenges of implementing programs at Intercept 2, the Panel offers the following recommendations along with cost estimates for the Workgroup to consider. The Panel recommends that the General Assembly provide funding to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to support the creation of n...
The Expert Panel strongly supports the idea that criminal justice diversion at early stages can be improved in several rural localities in western, southwestern, and central Virginia. Evidence and experience, including from more rural jurisdictions in Virginia, show that diversion at the initial point of interaction with officers and at initial det...
Coordinate communications with community stakeholders; Manage the logistics and coordination of training presenters and activities; Develop and produce a training manual for participants; Oversee course evaluations and enhance the quality of the training; Enhance the system for gathering and analyzing data; Work with the planning committee to devel...
Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, Communications, Business Administration or related field plus one year's experience working with criminal justice system and/or mental health. Substitution: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for educational requirement on a year for year basis. Directly-related hig...
Experience with law enforcement, criminal justice system and logistics; Experience in developing and training professionals; Experience in and general knowledge regarding mental health and community based mental health programs.
In Virginia, statewide Jail Diversion efforts began in 2007 when the Virginia General Assembly approved funding to promote the diversion of persons with mental illness from unnecessary involvement with the criminal justice system.
Diversion is part of a broader philosophical shift to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation across various points in the criminal justice system. Diversion programs vary widely in their focus, scope, and outcomes; however, the overall purpose and goals of each program remain consistent.
In Virginia, Jail Diversion efforts began in 2007 when the Virginia General Assembly approved funding to promote the diversion of persons with mental illness from unnecessary involvement with the criminal justice system.
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Jul 6, 2021 · Since 2016, Fairfax County has run Virginia’s most ambitious criminal justice diversion program, steering low-level offenders with chronic problems away from jail — an effort that has been a...
Diversion is a broad term referring to “exit ramps” that move people away from the criminal legal system, offering an alternative to arrest, prosecution, and a life behind bars. Although incarceration was historically believed to improve public safety, research suggests that it is ineffective in doing so and has a minimal impact, if any ...
