prosecutor-led diversion

Deschutes County was approved to become a TTA site for FY'17. They requested TTA to further develop the array of diversion responses available to include individuals who are drug-involved or mentally ill and who are committing more serious felony drug offenses. They also hope to incorporate the use of a risk and needs assessment tool to guide programming decisions and develop an evaluation plan for their drug diversion programs.

Baltimore City requested help with protocols, treatment access, accountability, and evaluations of existing programs.

Pima County requested help with evaluation of existing diversion programs. They were formally accepted as a PLD mentor site under FY'17. They also aim to develop a new felony drug diversion program.

On June 1, 2017 Center staff visited the Orange County District Attorney's Office and conducted a half-day site visit that included stakeholder interviews and court observation. The purpose of the site visit was to examine existing prosecutor-led diversion programs and craft recommendations to improve the coordination of diversion options. Leading up to the visit, Center staff held several planning calls with Roberti Conflitti and Anthony Curti from the Orange County DA's Office to better understand caseload, diversion programs, and outcomes.