NCJ Number
900
Date Published
1971
Length
35 pages
Annotation
ALTERNATIVES FOR DIVERTING PERSONS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
DIVERTING OFFENDERS TO AGENCIES OF CIVIL AND SOCIAL CONTROL CAN BE DONE BY REVISING CRIMINAL STATUTES, CONTROLLING MINOR VIOLATIONS WITHOUT ARREST, AND PROVIDING HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM. CIVIL COMMITMENTS, COMPULSORY MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND INFORMAL HANDLING OF PETTY MISDEMEANANT OFFENDERS AND NONCRIMINAL JUVENILES MAY BE UTILIZED FOR DIVERTING OFFENDERS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.