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Van Buren County prosecutor wins approval to use Advent online diversion program for low‑level offenses
Summary
The county prosecutor received board approval to enter a three‑year contract with Advent to offer online classes and tracked community service as a diversion for selected first‑time or low‑level offenders, with the case dismissed on successful completion.
The Van Buren County prosecutor's office won approval to enter a three‑year contract with Advent to offer an online diversion program for selected first‑time and low‑level offenders, the board agreed during its meeting.
The program pairs online coursework with court‑assigned community service and can be used as a condition of diversion for offenses such as retail fraud, minor family fights classified as assault and certain traffic matters. Under the model described by the prosecutor, defendants who complete the required online classes and community service by a specified follow‑up pretrial hearing would have the case dismissed.
The prosecutor said the county would assign a passcode and enroll defendants at pretrial. "It's your first offense for retail fraud. You have to then complete this class on theft, and you need to do 6 hours of community service in…
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