DIVERSION WORKS: Drug Schemes Cut Reoffending by a Third, Study Says

A new study from England is throwin' some serious shade on the old prosecution model. Researchers found that drug diversion schemes—where cops steer people to treatment instead of court—cut reoffending rates by a third. They looked at 13 police forces and over 62,000 cases. The numbers don't lie: diversion's winnin' this round.