Judicial Diversion Research Paper

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The diversion process is commonly used in the criminal court process our court system in Madison County. I have seen regular diversion and judicial diversion used by the judges in Madison County judicial district. According to Schmalleger and Smykla, (2015) diversion is the process of halting or suspending the formal criminal proceedings against a person, which are sometimes conditional for the person. This conditional status could be for the completion of a specified treatment, counseling, or educational program. Conditional and unconditional diversions are just as their names refer. One has conditions and the other does not. I think any diversion is good for the right people. The people that are law abiding citizens that may make a

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