Yolo Restorative Justice Partnership (RJP)
Restorative justice
Addressing substance use
Addressing mental health needs
Reducing contact with formal court processing
- Description
- RJP uses principles of restorative justice to resolve offenses outside the traditional courtroom.
- How long has the program been operating?
- 4-10 years
- If applicable, what approach, method, or goal best describes the diversion program?
- Restorative justiceAddressing substance useAddressing mental health needsReducing 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?
- People arrested for the first timePeople arrested with a particular offense
- How are participants identified for the diversion program?
- Referral from intake staff to diversion staff
- Are there any factors specific to your jurisdiction that influence how you structure this diversion program?
- None
- 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.
- https://yoloda.org/progressive-programs/neighborhood-court/
- What are the programmatic options and/or requirements for the diversion?
- Receive behavioral health assessmentAttend behavioral health interventionAttend programming that is not a behavioral health interventionFollow individualized case management planPay restitutionPay fines or feesWrite an apology letter to victim/communityComplete community serviceComplete a restorative process
- 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?
- Programmatic costs are covered by prosecutor’s office
We divert a broad multitude of misdemeanors and felonies for adult offenders. Prior convictions are not a mandatory bar to diversion. https://yoloda.org/progressive-programs/neighborhood-court/ https://yoloda.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/NHC_ABA_Article.pdf
- Jurisdiction details
- 301 2nd St, Woodland, CA 95695, USA
- 100,000 to 249,999
- Jurisdiction contact
- Jonathan Raven