Benton County is gearing up to launch its deflection program, which will follow an officer intervention model inspired by Marion County's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program.

As the start date for Oregon's new law recriminalizing drug possession nears, more than a half dozen counties have not set up programs for people arrested with narcotics to avoid immediate jail ...

Recent changes to Clatsop County’s deflection program are helping open the door for more people to access treatment. TrendingODOT layoffs hit Clatsop County‘Never say die’ – did The ...

The deflection program in Lane County will utilize a law enforcement-assisted diversion model to connect people to treatment instead of cycling them through the criminal justice system. Police ...

This month, the White House introduced a model law aimed at encouraging first responders to use “deflection,” an approach that steers people with those problems into treatment instead of ...

Roth Technologies, LLC announces the release of a Deflection Model add-in for the CathCAD® Standard and CathCAD® Advanced software with a general availability date of July 27th, 2020 .

Oregon’s new drug law, HB 4002, which recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of hard drugs, is set to take effect on Sunday, with community members and local leaders buzzing with ling… ...

To assure that all states are prepared for future public health emergencies, the Uniform Law Commission is drafting a model public health emergency authorities law. Rob Gatter is helping to lead this ...

We have what we call a warm handoff with staff at the deflection center, take the handcuffs off. And at that point, the deflection begins and the law enforcement presence ceases.

Lawmakers received details on the rollout of funding to establish deflection programs during a recent hearing updating them on implementation of House Bill 4002, which reintroduces criminal ...

Just as counties are working to implement Oregon’s new drug law, Multnomah County’s drug deflection center — the Coordinated Care Pathway Center — is itself a work in progress.

The Senate Judiciary Committee's still scheduled to vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, and he's already hired four law clerks for the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term.