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YCP
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Youth and Congregations in
Partnership (YCP) is a program
established in 1997 by District
Attorney Charles J. Hynes. It is a
community-based intervention program
promoting rehabilitation and the
reduction of recidivism among
Brooklyn’s court involved and at
risk youth. This goal is
accomplished through the combination
of intensive mentorship and
comprehensive services.
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DTAP
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In 1990, District
Attorney Hynes created Drug
Treatment Alternative-to-Prison (DTAP),
the nation’s first prosecution-run
program based on the premise that
chronic offenders will return to
society in a better position to
resist drugs and crime after
treatment than after spending a
comparable amount of time in prison
at nearly twice the cost. DTAP
diverts drug-addicted, non-violent
repeat felony offenders, following a
guilty plea, into residential
substance abuse treatment in lieu of
mandatory prison. Upon successful
completion of the program, the plea
is withdrawn and the charges are
dismissed. In the event of program
failure, a prison sentence is
imposed. A warrant enforcement team
quickly returns to court any
participant who absconds from
treatment. Independent researchers
have concluded that DTAP is a safe
and cost-effective way to reduce
recidivism.
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TADD
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In 1998, the Kings
County District Attorney’s Office
launched Treatment Alternatives for
the Dually Diagnosed (TADD), an
alternative to incarceration
program. The program
originally targeted mentally ill
offenders who also had a
co-occurring substance abuse
disorder. It later expanded to
also include those suffering solely
from a serious mental illness.
After pleading guilty, offenders
enter a mental health treatment
program in lieu of incarceration.
Treatment progress is carefully
monitored by EAC-LINK, a non-profit
criminal justice case management
agency specializing in mental health
treatment, which regularly reports
to the prosecutor and court to
ensure that public safety is not
compromised and that the offender is
receiving appropriate treatment.
Over 1,000 individuals have received
treatment through the program since
TADD’s inception.
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