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Facts
ADULT DIVERSION FACTS:
 | approximately
600 clients enter the program each year |
 | 80%
successfully complete the program. Those who do not are
returned to court for prosecution |
 | 97%
have not re-offended after being out of the program for two
years |
 | $350,000
in restitution was collected and returned to victims in 2009 |
 | clients
will complete community service |
 | clients
are required to address the reasons for their behavior (alcohol,
drugs, poverty, etc.) |
 | clients
participate in individual and group counseling |
ADULT DRUG DIVERSION FACTS:
 | approximately
125 clients enter the program each year |
 |
everyone
completes an assessment for alcohol/drugs |
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Random drug
screens at a minimum of one per month |
 |
70% successfully
complete the program |
JUVENILE DIVERSION
FACTS:
 |
collaboration with a network of 16 youth-serving agencies to provide services |
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approximately 1,300 youths and their families are screened each year |
 | 75%
successfully complete the program and stay out of the court
system |
 | $10,000
in restitution was collected and returned to victims in 2009 |
 | a
cost-effective alternative to the Juvenile Justice System |
 | school
attendance is mandatory for all school-age youth |
 | families
receive individual, group and family counseling depending on
specific needs |
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Operation
de Novo, Inc.
800 Washington Avenue North
Suite 610
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1330
Phone: 612-355-5000
Fax: 612-355-5006
E-mail:
odn@operationdenovo.org |
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