CAD: Community Accountability Diversion Program
Restorative justice
Addressing substance use
Reducing contact with formal court processing
- Description
- Referral to program to earn dismissal of charges in low-level criminal cases.
- How long has the program been operating?
- More than 10 years
- If applicable, what approach, method, or goal best describes the diversion program?
- Restorative justiceAddressing substance useReducing contact with formal court processing
- At what stage of the process does the diversion program occur?
- After referral to the prosecutor, but before the case is filed/chargedAfter the case is filed/charged, but before the defendant enters a plea
- What population is your program intended to serve?
- Other
- How are participants identified for the diversion program?
- Line prosecutor who receives case decides about diversion
- Are there any factors specific to your jurisdiction that influence how you structure this diversion program?
- Diversion program authorized/mandated by state lawOther
- Does your office have informal or written policies about this diversion program's criteria/eligibility?
- Yes
- If applicable, please describe the diversion program's criteria/eligibility.
- "Participant must agree to do programpay restitution and program feesand enroll in a timely manner."
- What are the programmatic options and/or requirements for the diversion?
- Follow individualized case management planPay restitutionPay fines or feesWrite an apology letter to victim/communityComplete community serviceOther
- How long does the diversion program usually last on average for someone who completes successfully?
- Less than 30 days
- How does the diversion program impact your office's resources?
- Program generates revenue for the office through fines and/or feesProgrammatic costs are grant funded (including federal, state, local, or private funds)
People with minimal criminal records who have committed low-level crimes.
We have both statutory-created misdemeanor diversion and our own office's discretion in referring cases to diversion.
Each referral is case-specific.
