Drug Diversion Programs News Today

Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.

Characterization. and this is the reason. i think we can all understand what happens here. in drug cases specifically, as you know, eric, you can have a drug diversion program. in other words, you plead guilty, then you go into the rehab if you are in the successful rehab, six months later your conviction is expunged. the problem is that once you have to plead guilty to get into the drug diversion program. what this law attempts to do is allow you to plead guilty and enter the drug diversion pro...

Characterization. and this is the reason. i think we can all understand what happens here. in drug cases specifically, as you know, eric, you can have a drug diversion program. in other words, you plead guilty, then you go into the rehab if you are in the successful rehab, six months later your conviction is expunged. the problem is that once you have to plead guilty to get into the drug diversion program. what this law attempts to do is allow you to plead guilty and enter the drug diversion pro...

From your perspective as a law enforcement expert how do we get to this bad situation? want to talk to you about the reforms suggested in mandatory minimum sentences, excessive incarceration, disproportion yachtly affecting the -- disproportionately affecting the poor and black men. >> im glad you asked this question. i heard you to talking about other getting back to normal. what does that mean? normal for many of the people in the city is not necessarily a good thing. if wind shear talking abo...