JMHCP Grantee (2010) -- Pretrial Diversion Docket
Pretrial Diversion Docket
Overview
- Age Level
- Juvenile
- Criminal Justice System Focus
- Diversion
JMHCP Grantee Information
- Grant Year
- 2010
- Category
- Planning and Implementation
- Criminal Justice Entity
- Hamilton County Juvenile Court
- Mental Health Entity
- Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and Lighthouse Youth Services Inc.
Description
2006 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Grantee
Jurisdiction Type: Urban
Grant Category: Planning and Implementation
Adult/Juvenile: Juvenile
Criminal Justice Entity: Hamilton County Juvenile Court
Mental Health Entity: Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and Lighthouse Youth Services Inc.
Description:
Since 2004, Hamilton County's Juvenile Court IDD (Individualized Disposition Docket) has diverted juveniles with a serious emotional disturbance in contact with the criminal justice system. The grantee plans to develop a Pretrial Diversion Docket (PDD) for up to 20 first time non-violent offenders with a serious emotional disturbance. Entrance into the PDD will require the approval of the court, district attorney, and defense attorney. The program will take pleas which will later be dismissed if participants satisfactorily complete the program.