In Orange County, the Criminal Justice Resource Department has created several programs to support justice-involved community members since it opened in 2015.
Their diversion programs focus on increasing community safety and well-being by deflecting individuals from the criminal justice system by offering them direct access to necessary interventions.
According to the CJRD’s winter newsletter, the purpose of a deflection or diversion program is to reduce the harm of legal system involvement by diverting individuals to therapeutic, harm reduction, educational and community resources.
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