A criminal case can end in a variety of ways including a verdict at trial, a plea, a dismissal, or admission to a diversionary program. Two diversionary programs that may be available to New Jersey criminal defendants are Drug Court and Pre-Trial Intervention, or PTI. This post focuses on some…
It has been long known that the United States incarcerates more individuals than any other nation on the planet. Our combined federal, state and local jail population is staggering. Over the last several decades, however, there has been an ongoing push to develop “alternatives-to-incarceration” or “ATI” programs. These programs, which…
This blog and the accompanying firm website have numerous entries concerning drug court and other diversionary programs. One of the many stated purposes of these programs is to make the criminal justice system more efficient and effective. Other federal and state efforts and initiatives currently being implemented share the same…