Historically courts have sent people to jail.
But it’s becoming clearer that therapeutic and diversion programs can have much better outcomes.
But are they better also for victims of crime?
San Diego’s Chief Probation Officer Mack Jenkins says ‘traditionally we have witnessed a trail them, nail them, jail them approach’.
But what we see now is a thorough assessment of the individual so that we can determine the drivers of their criminal conduct and then focus on working with treatment partners.
This panel is made up of:
-Brain Mackenzie, Judge and Judicial Educator
-Mack Jenkins, San Diego’s Chief Probation Officer
-David Wallace, Senior Prosecutor
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