The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) launched a program to take people arrested for non-violent felonies and stipulated misdemeanors to community support programs, rather than transporting them to lock-up and pursuing charges.
The newly formed Alternatives to Incarceration Office (ATI) and the LAPD have launched an adult diversion program that the LAPD sees as a great opportunity “in developing and participating in meaningful diversion programs which may reduce recidivism and enhance public safety.”
Prior to being transported to county jail, arrested individuals will be screened at police stations to determine if they are eligible for the program based on their offense and past criminal history. Mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness are factored into the process as well.
If deemed eligible for the program, they will be assessed by an onsite service provider to identify and arrange for the treatment or services needed, then arrange transport to the facility required.
The service provider will provide an individualized care plan and case management for every participant and will inform the prosecuting agency of program completion, which can take three to nine months depending on the charge. If the participant completes the program, no criminal charges will be filed.
Perpetrators of violent crimes are excluded from the program, disqualifying offenses included sex crimes, domestic violence, stalking, DUI’s, arson, and weapons arrests.
“In many cases, treatment and services can be much more effective than brief time in jail,” said L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, a Democrat who is running for city mayor. “This pilot program provides intervention rather than prosecution, recovery rather than the status quo.”
The program’s desired outcomes are listed as reducing arrest rates of individuals with substance abuse and mental health needs, decreasing costs related to incarceration and prosecution, and minimizing recidivism rates of program participants.
Now that we have them in the funny farm, give them happy pills and keep them there, until they request rehab, job training and find outside employment. What about the costs of crime, when 80% of them reoffend, drug addicts even worse numbers.
Make the doctors liable if they let them out.
Hey police, leave those globalists puppet, libby snow flake sheep alone . All in all their just globalist puppet, libby snow flake sheep in the field . . . .
This could be a good thing if done properly. Being Los Angeles I have little faith in that happening and from California’s past record it will likely be expanded to more violent crimes before too long.
globalist puppet, demonrat criminal party will make sure they drop all felonies so that their globalist puppet, libby snow flake sheep only will serve a few days of community service .
In reality, globalist puppet libby snow flake sheep will commit so many crimes that even though their community service sentences will be small, they will still serve community service for the rest of their life with their welfare checks .
These idiot politicians and gestapo police that are allowing crime is going to go sky-high more people are going to get hurt if I was living in these god-forsaken City’s I have an idea everybody start moving out I’d be the first one. If you don’t your going to regret it.
They shall reap what they sow, …… MAYHEM.
My stuff gets stolen or destroyed. I get attacked and you put him in group therapy. Hope they meet the clowns who came up with this crap first. They dont understand that those violent criminals don’t live a normal life.They are evil mfers.
Oh well , California just gets weirder an weirder 😳😳
I’m Sure that will produce Much Needed Fodder for Would Be Late-Night Comedians and something else to talk about and get opinions from would be Celebrities selling books
I cannot wait to see how this turns out.
Could be a “New song” in the making for Willie Nelson titled “On the Loose Again”
After the perp is deemed CURED the cured personal will be released to the person who said that he,she is now ok, will go home for 6 months with that person.
I’m too old to start a life of crime now ! No fear of hard time will embolden a lot of younger people. Too bad.
Defunding police is stupi and dangerous to all they had protected from crime. Social garbage will not help but instead, allow for even more crime. This is already happening in cities that followed communist terrorist group, BLM/ANTIFA cancel culture advice to defund police.
ThEy are insane! You can’t replace police! They are going to get a lot of people killed
A warning to the public the game of crime is on-you are and will be at risk if you visit Los angeles -it is “open season” for the normal person and family
I wonder how many social workers will be killed before they refuse. I noticed on reality cop shows, when they pull over a vehicle and the driver jumps out shooting.The social worker doesn’t have a weapon for defense. They may even be killed because they are with a uniformed officer. How do you talk a drugged out person with social reasoning ?
Oh yeah…That’ll work…
I’m glad I’m in true rural Texas, where the FORCEs still protect me, even though illegals run past my little house and often, my neighbor 300 yards away finds illegals piled into his toolshed…
The Texas FORCE remains, and they arrest law breakers.
When is the Big One gonna hit and dump this whole rotten cesspool into the Pacific?
Ridiculous and glad I do not live in that state.
This is almost too ridiculous to comment on…wonder how many dead social workers it will take before they see there is a flaw in their plan….that is if they even get anyone to sign up for these positions….I guess they also believe in elves,
unicorns and pots of gold at the end of the rainbow……?
Get back to us in about 6 months and let us know how it’s workin’ out for ’em…
you can’t get much dumber than that
I guess the ones with violent crimes will be taken to jail and then released instead, in keeping w/ their past no bail practices. . .
A quote from the article :
“In many cases, treatment and services can be much more effective than brief time in jail,” said L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer, a Democrat who is running for city mayor. “This pilot program provides intervention rather than prosecution, recovery rather than the status quo.”
How does Mr. Feuer know for a proven, actual fact that “This pilot program provides intervention rather than prosecution, recovery rather than the status quo.” How does he know what results will occur, since his own statements refer to these changes as a “pilot program” (that is untested) system.
We can all laugh at them. There will never be enough social workers to take care of all the criminals. Social workers will get over worked and end up quitting, or fudging their work just to get through the day. They have been over worked for a long time and not paid enough.