{"id":21037,"date":"2025-06-26T13:19:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/?page_id=21037"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T17:01:54","slug":"pretrial-services-prosecutors-diversion-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/pretrial-services-prosecutors-diversion-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretrial Services &#8211; Prosecutor&#8217;s Diversion Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pretrial-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20848 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pretrial-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In accordance with provisions of Ohio Revised Code 2935.36, and pursuant to the written standards approved by the Municipal and Common Pleas Courts, the Pretrial Diversion Program is an alternative to prosecution. The goal of the Diversion Program is to reduce the likelihood of future arrests through appropriate interventions, based on thorough assessments tailored to address the risks and needs presented by the offender.&nbsp; It is designed for the purpose of screening and accepting first-time, eligible offenders, who are charged with certain felony or misdemeanor crimes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Once a defendant is identified as meeting the Diversion eligibility guidelines, referrals are then forwarded to the courts.&nbsp; Upon admission to the program by the Prosecutor\u2019s office, the case is then diverted from the judge\u2019s docket to a supervision program.&nbsp; The program is entirely voluntary and participants must agree in writing to comply with all program requirements established by the prosecutor\u2019s office. The length of participation in the program can range from 3 months up to 3 years dependent upon the defendant\u2019s assessment needs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Diversion Unit monitors and reports compliance of all required participation conditions to the prosecutor\u2019s office. If the defendant successfully completes supervision, the case is dismissed and the arrest record is sealed. If the defendant is unsuccessfully terminated from the program, the case will move directly to a hearing before a judge, who will make a finding of guilt for each charge, and the defendant will be sentenced accordingly.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>For further information contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Maria Karvelas \u2013 Program Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>230 E 9<sup>th<\/sup> St #1150, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>(513) 946-3385\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:MariaK@cms.hamilton-co.org\"><a href=\"mailto:tsauer@cms.hamilton-co.org\"><strong>PretrialServices@cms.hamilton-co.org<\/strong><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In accordance with provisions of Ohio Revised Code 2935.36, and pursuant to the written standards approved by the Municipal and Common Pleas Courts, the Pretrial Diversion Program is an alternative to prosecution. The goal of the Diversion Program is to reduce the likelihood of future arrests through appropriate interventions, based on thorough assessments tailored to address the risks and needs&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/pretrial-services-prosecutors-diversion-programs\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth-subpage.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21037","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21037"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21163,"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21037\/revisions\/21163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}