Euclid Police

Department

Juvenile Diversion

Diversion Process

• An incident occurs involving a Euclid juvenile

• Police involvement

• Parental contact

• Determination of incident type/suitability of juvenile for diversion program

Eligible for Diversion Program	Referral to County Juvenile Court
Application into program	Initial appearance in Court
Acceptance into program	Determination of charge(s)
Successful completion of program (Unsuccessful participation results in Referral to Juvenile Division for follow-up action)	Punitive action against juvenile and/or parents
No Juvenile Court conviction record	Juvenile record
Assistance provided with future goals