Abstract
This paper focuses on the recent history and current operation of a well‐established multi‐agency diversion and crime prevention unit in Northamptonshire in Britain. Four themes are addressed specifically. First, we examine the place of diversionary initiatives in the context of a central government‐driven ‘get tough on crime’ agenda. Second, the local conditions and struggles over the fate of multi‐agency diversion in Northamptonshire are outlined. Third, we present an empirical overview of the current rationale and routine work of the Diversion Unit. Fourth, we examine the nature of multi‐agency practices on the ground and, in passing, test the claims of the influential academic ‘net‐widening’ and ‘denial of justice’theses on multi‐agency diversion. In conclusion, we argue that a multi‐agency case‐driven approach to diversion has emerged in response to the renewed ‘culture of severity’around crime control issues.
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