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Albany arrest-diversion program favors fewer - and whiter - residents Is a policing reform initiative failing to address racial disparities? FacebookTwitterEmail 2of11 Black residents account for only 34% of the people diverted into an alternative treatment program called Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion. (Cathleen F. Crowley & Eduardo Medina / Times Union)Cathleen F. Crowley/Eduardo Medina/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of11 A year after Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins was sworn in, the num...