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February 2009
 Diversion: A Better Way for Criminal Justice & Mental
Health
Researchers at the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health in London, England
sought to assess the savings that could be realized by diverting
offenders with mental health problems to community-based treatment rather
than incarceration. The researchers reviewed published evidence about
diversion programs in England and other countries, made site visits to 16
programs in England, and conducted a cost-benefit analysis. They
determined that if the English health and justice departments
collaborated to provide more criminal justice mental health diversion
programs, the government could save about 700 million (about $14 million
U.S. dollars) a year.
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