Monday, August 20, 1933
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By Mary Louise Kn&pp
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Prc
Trial Diversion Program provides alter
natives to the traditional court system
for people charged with certain crimin
al offenses. The diversion office, on
2202 S. 11th St., handles several 100
cases a year.
The program is divided into divisions
for misdemeanors and felonies, with a
special program for incest-related
charges, said Barbara Albers, a misde
meanor counselor at the program.
In order to be eligible for pre-trial
diversion, a client charged with a mis
demeanor must have no previous crimin
al record. A person charged with a fel
ony can have no more than two previ
ous misdemeanors on record and must
be facing a first felony charge, Albers
said. Exceptions may be made if the
person was convicted of a felony more
than 10 years before facing the second
felony charge, she said.
People who successfully complete a
pre-trial diversion program will not
have that particular charge on record,
she said.
The diversion office receives funds
from the city of Lincoln and Lancaster
County and works closely with city
and county attorneys to select candi
dates for the program. A "scanner"
who is employed by the office checks
the list of people charged with crimes
each day, and determines which people
are eligible. The scanner then consults
with the proper attorney. If the attor
ney has no objections, the office con
tacts the possible clients to inform
them about the program.
Clients evaluated
If interested, clients make arrange
ments for an "in take interview" with a
counselor to evaluate the client's situa
tion. A complete diversion program lasts
from six months to one year, she said.
The urograms are tailored to meet th
needs of each client. For example, a
person charged with a crime involving
drugs or alcohol may be sent to a
treatment center as part of the diver
sion program. People charged with
felonies are required to either be em
ployed, in school or in vocational train
ing. All clients must report to a counse
lor on a regular basis and keep the
office informed of their whereabouts
until the program is completed, Albers
said.
Approximately 30 people are now in
the felony program, and about 1 35 are
in the misdemeanor program. There
are no limits on the number of appli
cants for either program.
Program costs offenders
Misdemeanor clients are charged
$60 for t he program, felony clients are
charged $150 or more, and people in
the incest program are charged $300.
The pre-trial diversion program will
expand soon to include a domestic vio
lence division, Program Director Eric
McMasters said. The office also will
begin working with the Public Defend
er's office on an alternative sentencing
program.
"When someone is going to be sent
enced and there is a high probability
that we will be given a prison term, the
defense presents a plan to the court
for it to consider; in lieu of a prison
sentence," McMasters said.
The alternative sentence plan is
usually more detailed than plans for
pre-trail diversion, he said. The fee for
alternative sentencing will be $250 per
case, he said.
Since its start in 1975, the pre-trial
diversion program has been plagued
with financial difficulties, McMasters
said. He said the program was in a
state of "suspended animation" this
year because it appeared city and
county funds might not be available.
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