This report provides an initial outcome assessment of the Anchorage Municipal Pretrial Diversion Program, a voluntary program aimed at diverting first-time offenders in certain criminal and traffic cases from traditional case processing, with successful complion of the terms of the program resulting in dismissal of charges. Pretrial diversion agreements under AMC 08.05.060 typically require the defendant to pay a fine or do community work service, usually within a month. The initial assessment examines offender completion under the program, adherence to conditions of probation, and time and cost savings for the Anchorage Municipal Prosecutor's Office.Office of the Anchorage Municipal Prosecutor, Municipality of Anchorage, AKAcknowledgments /
Section I: Executive Summary /
Counts and Charges of Defendants Offered Pretrial Diversion /
Demographic Variations Among Defendants Offered Pretrial Diversion /
Conditions of Pretrial Diversion /
Length of Time for Pretrial Diversion Processes /
Number of Court Hearings and Estimated Time Spent /
Section II: Introduction /
Section III: Literature Review /
Descriptions of Pretrial Diversion /
Pretrial Diversion in the United States /
Description of Pretrial Diversion in Anchorage /
Section IV: Methods /
Data Collection /
Section VI: Findings /
Counts and Charges of Defendants Offered Pretrial Diversion /
Demographic Variations Among Defendants Offered Pretrial Diversion /
Conditions of Pretrial Diversion /
Length of Time for Pretrial Diversion Processes /
Number of Court Hearings and Estimated Time Spent /
Section VII: Conclusion /
References /
Appendix: Anchorage Municipal Pretrial Diversion Data Collection For
