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Diversion: Where Do We Go From Here?

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JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 633-635

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/10439862231189639

Keywords

diversion; mental health; criminal justice; interdisciplinary

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This article provides a summary of the research articles in the special edition of The Journal of Contemporary Justice. The research findings demonstrate the breakdown of processes and services in diversion-based programs at the intersection of criminal justice and health care systems. The lack of a transdisciplinary understanding and scattered reporting on diversion hinder effective implementation.
This conclusion provides a brief synopsis of the research articles presented in this special edition of The Journal of Contemporary Justice. The research findings clearly demonstrate that when the objective of diversion is sought by diversion-based programs where the criminal justice and health care systems intersect, processes and services frequently break down. As this collection of articles highlights, our collective understanding of diversion is siloed by academic discipline; thus, the broader picture of diversion remains muddled. It remains muddled because the reporting of diversion is scattered across disciplinary journals where a more robust understanding of diversion becomes unwieldy if not impossible for researchers and practitioners alike without sifting through multiple books, journals, manuscripts, and websites. Therefore, diversion will continue to elude efficacy without the coordination and cooperation of numerous disciplines spanning both the criminal justice and health care systems diversion. As this collection of articles strongly suggests, there is a need to create a transdisciplinary understanding of diversion as well as publication outlets so best practices can be developed and shared in one place.

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