Episode 75: Panka Bencsik on diversion for drug possession arrests

Panka Bencsik talks about a Chicago diversion program for drug possession arrests.

“Policing Substance Use: Chicago’s Treatment Program for Narcotics Arrests” by Ashna Arora and Panka Bencsik.

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “Misdemeanor Prosecution” by Amanda Agan, Jennifer Doleac, & Anna Harvey.

• Episode 51 of Probable Causation: Amanda Agan & Anna Harvey.

• “Diversion in the Criminal Justice System” by Michael Mueller-Smith & Kevin Schnepel.

• Episode 5 of Probable Causation: Kevin Schnepel.

• “Do Police Make Too Many Arrests? The Effect of Enforcement Pullbacks on Crime” by Sungwoo Cho, Felipe Goncalves, and Emily Weisburst.

• Episode 65 of Probable Causation: Felipe Goncalves.

• “Seattle’s Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD): Program Effects on Criminal Justice and Legal System Utilization and Costs” by Susan E. Collins, Heather S. Lonczak, & Seema L. Clifasefi.

• “Local Access to Mental Healthcare and Crime” by Monica Deza, Johanna Catherine Maclean, and Keisha Solomon.

• “Reducing Re-arrests through Light Touch Mental Health Outreach” by Mary Kate Batistich, William N. Evans, and David C. Phillips.

• Episode 67 of Probable Causation: David Phillips.

• “Mental Health and Criminal Involvement: Evidence from Losing Medicaid Eligibility” by Elisa Jácome.

• Episode 60 of Probable Causation: Elisa Jácome.