Datos y reportes sobre programas de desvío en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

La ley ayuda a recoger información sobre programas que ofrecen ayuda a personas en problemas legales en lugar de castigos. Así, se puede saber cuántas personas completan estos programas con éxito.

Es como cuando un estudiante tiene problemas en la escuela y en lugar de ser castigado, se le da la oportunidad de asistir a clases extras para mejorar. Si lo hace bien, se le ayuda a seguir adelante.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue detenido por posesión de drogas. En lugar de ir a la cárcel, se le ofrece un programa de tratamiento. La ley asegura que se recopilen datos sobre cuántas personas como Juan se inscriben y terminan el programa, lo que ayuda a entender si estas opciones son efectivas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 17-22-1120. Diversion program data and reporting. (A) In addition to the information collected and processed by the Office of Pretrial Intervention Coordinator within the Commission on Prosecution Coordination pursuant to Articles 1, 3, 5, and 7, Chapter 22, Title 17, the Office of Pretrial Intervention Coordinator shall be responsible for collecting data on all programs administered by a circuit solicitor, the Commission on Prosecution Coordination, or a court, which divert offenders from prosecution to an alternative program or treatment. (B) This shall include programs administered by circuit solicitors, which are either statutorily mandated or established by judicial order, and shall include, but are not limited to: alcohol education programs; drug courts for adults or juveniles; traffic education programs; worthless checks units; pretrial intervention; mental health courts; or juvenile arbitration. (C) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17-22-130, 17-22-360, 17-22-370, or 17-22-560, the Office of Pretrial Intervention Coordinator shall collect and make available for public inspection an annual report on the numbers of individuals who apply for a diversion program, the number of individuals who begin a diversion program or treatment, the number of individuals who successfully complete a program or treatment within a twelve-month period, the number of individuals who do not successfully complete a program or treatment within the same twelve-month period, but who are still participating in the program or treatment, the number of individuals who did not complete the program within the twelve-month period and who have been prosecuted for the offense committed, and the number of individuals with fees fully or partially waived for indigence. The data collec