A common talking point that we run into when speaking to members of District Attorneys’ Offices is whether their diversion program is paid for by the offenders or by county resources using taxpayer funds.
Prosecutor-Led Diversion Programs generate a ton of data, and it’s important to know what are good indicators of a successful program and how to interpret those indicators.
When talking to prosecutors, the one word that keeps coming up is “recidivism.” The idea of prosecution for low-level or first time offenders is to instill them with a genuine sense of accountability and remorse which ultimately helps dissuade them from reoffending in the future.
As an exciting new addition to our Behavioral Change Classes, the Responsible Gun Ownership Class is designed to not only review and reinforce best gun safety practices, but also to create greater self-awareness for responsible gun ownership and your personal relationship with your firearm to prevent misuse or accidents. This LIVE, interactive 4.5 hour course…
CorrectiveSolutions has an entire suite of services that can bring opportunities to jurisdictions finding themselves overwhelmed with incoming lower-level cases, or in some cases, a backlog of old cases waiting to be processed. In order to help prosecuting attorneys’ offices cope with this need, we can manage each case and its conditions, including Diversion Requirements…
One of the most desired outcomes of diversion is also one of the most challenging to measure: Recidivism. We were incredibly fortunate to be able to run a statewide 26-month analysis of a diversion program we administer in Johnston County, NC to determine whether the participants completing that program were less likely to reoffend. The…
A huge part of our diversion program administration service is our community accountability courses, which are administered LIVE via Zoom by professional instructors who administer evidence-based cognitive behavioral change curriculum. Our classes cover a wide range of available topics that the overwhelming majority of participants we surveyed consider an “eye-opening experience” due to both the…
In our conversations with prosecutors from small offices, many have voiced their frustrations about the lack of viable options for offering diversion in their jurisdiction. They acknowledge the merits of a quality diversion program, but as a small jurisdiction, they face challenges not experienced by their colleagues in large metropolitan offices. Prosecutors in small jurisdictions…
A significant portion of our diversion program administration features LIVE interactive behavioral change classes. Covering a wide array of topics, such as community accountability, safe driving, substance possession/use, anger management, petty theft, and even classes for minors, our curriculum guides our participants to make better choices for themselves and their communities. Addressing root causes, from…
In March 2018, CorrectiveSolutions began to administer the Monitored Probation Program for Tucson City Court. The court refers cases by process of a defendant accepting a Plea Agreement of being monitored by CorrectiveSolutions, or by being found guilty by a judge or jury and being sentenced to monitored probation. Once the defendant reports to CorrectiveSolutions,…
