Civil Rights
Apr. 10, 2015
Prosecutors rethink petty crime approach
Financially exhausted courts and overcrowded prisons have pushed political and legal leaders to re-examine age-old criminal justice practices in favor of contemporary alternatives, including diversion programs.
Financially exhausted courts and overcrowded prisons across the U.S. have pushed political and legal leaders to re-examine age-old criminal justice practices in favor of more contemporary alternatives, including diversion programs that seek to pivot cases away from criminal courts toward community-based justice.
These types of programs are emerging with haste nationwide, and experts say California in particular has produced a strong showing.
Walter E. Stockman, president a...
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