Traditional Prosecution alternatives: Diversion, deferred prosecution, and deferred sentencing

Traditional Prosecution alternatives: Diversion, deferred prosecution, and deferred sentencing
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Alternatives to prosecution seek to reduce rates of reoffending while also molding the behavior of offenders in a more lenient way. These interventions are also accompanied with assistance to assist defenders and the criminal justice system may help identify vulnerable people who can be rehabilitated through prosecution alternatives (Siegel & Bartollas, 2013). In particular, diversion programs can help mentally impaired individuals where specialists assist the offenders in light of their mental incompetence. When handled properly, these prosecution alternatives have the chance to assist defenders live more possible with fewer criminal records. Nonetheless, these prosecution alternatives should be used for felony crimes, misdemeanors and low-level crimes that would not ordinarily require capital punishment. Traditional prosecution alternatives include diversion, deferred prosecution, and deferred sentencing.
Diversion from prosecution is one of the alternatives, where offenders are referred to competent people who can offer advice, support and provide treatment for offending behavior (DeLisi & Conis, 2013). These diversions include referral, supervision, with supervision being the most common feature of diversion. The deferred prosecution relates to an agreement between the State Attorney Office and defendant granting that certain conditions specified in the agreement are fulfilled. A deferred sentence differs from the two alternatives as it is one in which there is a probation period that results to delayed decisions before sentencing.
The decision to make drunken offenders to attend Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of diversion away from the criminal justice system. Supervision is also another form of diversion where people are encouraged to behave better. An example of deferred p...