PRE-INDICTMENT DIVERSION - A SERIES OF SEMINARS FOR PERSONNEL IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TOWARD AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF HANDLING DRUG LAW OFFENSE CASES

• NCJ Number: 9973
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 65 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
• Corporate Author: Oakland Cty Dept of Drug Abuse Control
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SEMINARS TO FAMILIARIZE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL WITH SOLUTIONS TO THE MISUSE AND OVERLOADING OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH DIVERSION OF DRUG OFFENDERS.

Abstract

THE SYSTEM PROPOSED IS A METHOD OF DIVERSION AFTER ARREST BUT PRIOR TO THE COST OF THE FULL LEGAL MACHINERY BEING EXPENDED. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES - LESS COST TO THE PUBLIC, HIGHER MOTIVATION FOR THE OFFENDER, RELIEF OF OVERCROWDED COURT DOCKETS, POSITIVE EFFECTS ON THE DRUG-DEMAND NETWORK, ACCEPTANCE BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY, CHANGES IN LEGISLATION, AND SYSTEMATIC CONTROL. EACH OF THESE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES IS TREATED SEPARATELY TO DEMONSTRATE HOW A PRE-INDICTMENT DIVERSION PROGRAM COULD HELP ACCOMPLISH EACH ONE. ONE SEMINAR IS TO BE CONDUCTED IN EACH STATE, AND EACH IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE FIFTY-FIVE PARTICIPANTS. THE STATE-BY-STATE APPROACH IS DUE TO THE WIDE VARIANCES IN THE DRUG LAWS OF DIFFERENT STATES.