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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > deviance > drugs and society > drug policy > drug laws and policies > diversion programs
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > diversion programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > diversion programs

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diversion programs  

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  • Diversion is a strategy that seeks to avoid formal processing of an offender by the criminal justice system. Diversion occurs when a person has been accused of a crime, but officials decide to halt or suspend the processing of the offender into the system. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Diversion Programs]

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