The Center for Effective Public Policy (CEPP) convened a small group of criminal justice leaders to examine strategies for adopting evidence-based tools to promote diversion, deflection, and oth...

The Operational Challenges of Implementing Evidence-Based Tools in Policing

Summary of what diversion is and what it is not

Four purposes of diversion

Response to a frequent concern: Does diversion put community well-being and safety at risk?

Summary of how “what works” research can be used to determine who should be considered for diversion