concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: diversion programs

diversion and probation
type: Concept
narrower: diversion programs

diversion programs
type: Concept
broader: law and justice
broader: drug laws and policies
broader: diversion and probation
definition: 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]

drug laws and policies
type: Concept
narrower: diversion programs

law and justice
type: Concept
narrower: diversion programs