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Atlanta City Council adopts resolution directing APD to prioritize pre-arrest diversion
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a substituted resolution requiring regular reporting and encouraging the Atlanta Police Department to make community-based pre-arrest diversion the presumptive response for eligible low-level offenses, after extensive public comment urging expanded use of diversion ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
The Atlanta City Council on March 2 adopted a substitute resolution asking the Atlanta Police Department to emphasize community-based, pre-arrest diversion for low-level offenses and to report regularly on enforcement trends.
The measure (26‑R‑3234), sponsored by Council member Kelsey Bond and co‑sponsors, directs APD to examine procedures that would make diversion the presumptive response for eligible offenses and seeks transparency about how often diversion is used and who is excluded. Chair Andrea Boone said the item came out of the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee with a favorable…
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