Almost
all the literature speaks of diversion for those who are mentally are mentally
ill. Are there other types of diversion
for criminal defendants? Review the
literature you have in your reading assignments or other literature you can
review and come to some determination regarding the utility of jail diversion programs
and if any utility extends beyond those persons who have a mental illness or
substance use disorder.
Reading Assignments
Read – The Effects of Jail Diversion Programs on Incarceration
https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/27/3/377.full.pdf
Read – The Impact of Taxpayer Costs of a Jail Diversion
Program for People with Mental Illness
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718913000670
Read – The Criminal Justice Outcomes of Jail Diversion
Programs with Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence —
https://jaapl.org/content/37/4/461
Read – Review of the
Literature on Jail Diversion Programs and Summary Recommendations
Read – Jail Diversion Tool Kit
https://www.naco.org/sites/default/files/documents/Jail%20Diversion%20Toolkit.pdf
Read – Assessing the Effectiveness of Jail Diversion
Programs for Persons with Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use
Disorders.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15818607/