Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Evaluation: Preliminary Results from Los Angeles and San Francisco

• In Event: Evidence-Based Policing in the Western Region - Organized by the Western Society of Criminology

Abstract

This study reports on evaluation data from two pilot sites in California – Los Angeles and San Francisco – that have recently implemented the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) initiative. LEAD is a pre-arrest diversion program targeting criminal justice system involved sex workers and drug users. Our presentation, the product of the largest evaluation of LEAD ever conducted, shares preliminary findings focusing on recidivism and treatment outcomes.

Authors

• Aili Malm, California State University, Long Beach

• Dina Perrone, California State University, Long Beach

• James M. Binnall, California State University, Long Beach