Criminal
Jul. 11, 2019
Diversion programs work: Shouldn’t there be more?
The Central District’s Conviction and Sentence Alternatives works, but since its inception fewer than 500 defendants have been accepted to the program.
Lara Yeretsian
Principal
Yeretsian Law APC
450 N Brand Blvd 6th Fl
Glendale , CA 91203
Phone: (818) 741-1220
Fax: (818) 441-5296
Email: firm@laralaw.com
Southwestern Univ Law School
Yeretsian Law is a criminal defense firm.
The criminal justice system has been tortoise-like slow in recognizing the benefits of diversion programs for defendants suffering from mental health, PTSD, drug dependency and other treatable conditions, and such programs remain scarce and sometimes impossible to access. Despite well-documented positive outcomes of these alternatives to incarceration, not all deserving defendants make it into these programs.
It doesn't make sense. ...
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