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PROBLEM-SOLVING JUSTICEAt the heart of problem-solving justice is the idea of providing key justice systemdecision makers with expanded options with which to respond to criminal behav-ior. When used appropriately, DIVERSION can be a valuable tool for justice officials,helping to take low-level or first-time offenders out of the court system and linkthem to supervised services, such as drug treatment, that address the issuesunderlying criminal behavior. Like problem-solving courts, DIVERSION looks at apopulation of offenders who might be better served outside of a traditional courtsetting, in an effort to reduce future criminality. DIVERSION can work in a number of ways. For example: Charges are not pressed as long as the defendant fulfills the require-ments of the DIVERSION program ( , attends a set number of classesand/or performs a certain number of hours of community service) A charge is brought and suspended until the defendant fulfills programrequirements A defendant enters a guilty plea, which is then dismissed once he or shecompletes the program requirementsBefore starting a problem-solving criminal justice initiative, it would be useful tosee if a DIVERSION program already exists in your jurisdiction and to look at whichoffenders it serves and the ty
PROBLEM-SOLVING JUSTICE At the heart of problem-solving justice is the idea of providing key justice system decision makers with expanded options with which to respond to criminal behav-ior. When used appropriately, diversion can be a valuable tool for justice officials,
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