Whether pre-trial diversion programs help or harm the wellbeing of defendants with mental illness or drug dependency
Q21d. Regardless of whether or not your county currently has pre-trial diversion programs (e.g., drug/alcohol treatment courts or programs, Veterans court, etc.), do you feel the use of pre-trial diversion programs in general helps or harms…
d. the wellbeing of defendants with mental illness or drug dependency?
| Total | Significantly help | 12% | Somewhat help | 52% | No effect | 18% | Somewhat harm | 6% | Significantly harm | 2% | Don't know | 11% |
<table style = 'border-style: solid none solid none; border-width: 2px; '><caption>Sheriff's Office or Police Department</caption> <td style='text-align: left'></td> <td style='text-align: right'>Office</td> <td style='text-align: right'>Department</td> <td style='text-align: right'>Total</td></tr> <td style='text-align: left'>Significantly help</td> <td style='text-align: right'>20%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>11%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>12%</td></tr> <td style='text-align: left'>Somewhat help</td> <td style='text-align: right'>58%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>51%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>52%</td></tr> <td style='text-align: left'>No effect</td> <td style='text-align: right'>9%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>19%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>18%</td></tr> <td style='text-align: left'>Somewhat harm</td> <td style='text-align: right'>7%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>6%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>6%</td></tr> <td style='text-align: left'>Significantly harm</td> <td style='text-align: right'>4%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>1%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>2%</td></tr> <td style='text-align: left'>Don't know</td> <td style='text-align: right'>2%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>12%</td> <td style='text-align: right'>11%</td></tr> </table>