18th Judicial District Diversion Counseling Program

What We Do

The Diversion Counseling Program applies a restorative justice model to resolving cases. Restorative justice requires participants to take accountability, understand their impact on others and the community, develop empathy, cultivate insight, and, finally, to make amends. The participant’s engagement in these steps is essential to successful completion of Diversion. We believe that participant’s ownership of the restorative justice process creates more impactful outcomes than a process of imposed consequences. As such, all participants in Diversion must participate in a restorative justice process as part of meeting their program requirements.

The organization has read and agree to abide by the Restorative Justice Facilitator Code of Conduct Standards: Yes

The organization offers Restorative Justice Services statewide: No

The organization offers Restorative Justice Training: No