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YCP - 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
- 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withdrawn and the charges are dismissed.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 - 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.