DIVERSION AND/AS DECARCERATION.

The article analyzes different diversion models used for decarceration or reduction of mass incarceration and mass criminalization in the U.S. and considers the benefits and challenges associated with each approach. Topics discussed are court-supervised diversion and the case of drug courts, pre-booking and pre-arrest police diversion, law enforcement diversion, community referrals and community-based approaches, and alternative crisis response initiatives.