Jail Diversion Programs
| Investigators | No. of Groups, Diversion Type (Total Sample Size for All Groups) | Research Design | Follow-up Months | Rearrest Prevalence | Rearrest Incidence | Jail Time for Index Offense |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prebooking diversion | ||||||
| Gratton et al.39 | 1 PBD (55); 1 TAU (116) | QED | 12 | NR | 0 | NR |
| Steadman et al.40 | 3 PBD (300) | Retrospective Cohort | 0 | NR | NR | + |
| Jail-based diversion | ||||||
| Shafer et al.41; Lattimore et al.1 | 2 JBD (124); 2 TAU (78) | QED | 12 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Court-based diversion | ||||||
| Steadman et al.42 | 1 CBD (35); TAU (45) | QED | 2 | 0 | NR | + |
| Hoff et al.37 | 1 CBD (314); 1 TAU (124) | Retrospective Cohort | 12 | NR | NR | + |
| Rowe et al.44 | 1 CBD +PS* (73); 1 CBD (41) | RCT | 12 | NR | 0 | NR |
| Frisman et al.45 | 7 CBD (113); 5 TAU (98) | QED | 12 | 0 | NR | + |
| McNiel and Binder46 | 1 MHC (170); 1 TAU (8067) | Retrospective cohort | At least 6 | + | NR | NR |
| Trupin et al.47; Trupin and Richards48 | 2 MHC (96); 2 TAU (128) | QED | At least 9 | − | 0 | 0 |
| Moore and Hiday49 | 1 MHC (82); 1 TAU (183) | Retrospective cohort | 12 | 0 | + | NR |
| Moore50 | ||||||
| Christy et al.51 | 1 MHC (116); 1 TAU (101) | QED matched pairs | 12 | 0 | 0 | + |
| Cosden et al.52–54 | 1 MHC+ACT† (137); 1 TAU (98) | RCT | 24 | NR | − | 0 |
| Neiswender55 | 1 MHC (114); 1 TAU (80) | Retrospective cohort | 24 | NR | NR | + |
| Cross-model and pooled comparisons | ||||||
| Broner et al.56 | 1 JBD (77); 1 CBD (35); 1 TAU (119) | QED | 12 | NR | 0 | + |
| Broner et al.57; Lattimore et al.1 | 3 PBD; 3 JBD; 1 CBD; 1 MHC; 8 TAU (NR) | QED | 12 | NR | 0 | + |
| Steadman and Naples58 | 3 PBD+1 JBD+2 CBD+1 MHC+6 TAU = (1185) | QED | 12 | NR | 0 | NR |
| Aos et al.26 | 3 PBD+3 JBD+2 CBD+3 MHC = (1243) 11 TAU (NR) | Meta-analysis | 12–24 | NR | 0 | NR |
+, Statistically significant difference in criminal justice outcome was reported in favor of a treatment intervention relative to control/comparison condition; 0, no statistically significant difference between treatment and comparison/control conditions; −, statistically significant difference in criminal justice outcome in favor of the control/comparison condition relative to the intervention condition; NR, not reported.
* PS, peer support program.
† ACT, assertive community treatment program.