Durham Expands Misdemeanor Diversion Program Young Adults
Channel: City of Durham NC
Date: 2015-09-01

September 1, 2015 - This press conference announced the Durham Adult Misdemeanor Diversion Program. The program may be offered to 18 to 21 year-old first-time offenders who commit non-violent misdemeanor crimes.

The Durham Adult Misdemeanor Diversion Program is a new initiative developed to keep young adult first-time offenders out of the criminal justice system. The program expands a similar program that exists for juveniles, and now allows young adults, ages 18 to 21, to participate in specific mandatory educational and informational workshops to avoid entering the court system, and having a permanent criminal record.
 
Criminal Justice Resource Center staff will be responsible for managing the program with first-time offenders, law enforcement, and the courts.