Expand Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection Programs
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Background
LEAD is a pre-booking diversion program that allows officers to redirect low-level offenders engaged in drugs or prostitution activity to community-based services instead of jail and prosecution. LEAD participants begin working immediately with case managers to access services.[1]
According to a 2015 report by the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC), "One of the [ONDCP] strategy's objectives for 2015 is to break the cycle of drug use, crime, delinquency, and incarceration by increasing by 5% the number of residential juvenile justice facilities offering substance abuse treatment, and increasing by 2.6% the number of treatment plans completed by individuals referred by the Criminal Justice System (ONDCP, 2012, p.18)."[1]
Other Programs
The S.M.A.R.T. Approach
SMART supports chronic misdemeanor offenders, particularly those who are otherwise resistant to intervention, with a case manager and offers individualized treatment and tailored housing placements. SMART prioritizes chronic misdemeanor offenders with acute drug addictions and complex social service needs.[2]See fact sheet here:
[File:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png SMART Fact Sheet.pdf]
DTAP - Drug Treatment Alternative To Prison
This program had a high rate of success. See this evaluation report from 2003 for impressive statistics.
Tools & Resources
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Scorecard Building
Potential Objective Details
Potential Measures and Data Sources
Potential Actions and Partners
Resources to Investigate
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