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Graph showing that LEAD participants were almost half as likely to be charged with a felony after entering the program.

Data Source: Seattle's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD): Program Effects on Recidivism Outcomes (May 2017). (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2019)

This graph originally appeared in Does our county really need a bigger jail? A guide for avoiding unnecessary jail expansion.



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