Pre- Trial Diversion

Pre-Trial Diversion

Pre Trial Diversion programme is the channeling of cases from the formal criminal justice system in order to allow children who have committed non serious offences become responsible and accountable for their actions without necessarily getting a criminal record.

OBJECTIVES:

To make children in conflict with the law, to become more responsible for and accountable for their actions

To offer an opportunity for reparation (compensation)

To prevent children from receiving a criminal record early in their lives and being labeled as criminals

To open the judicial process for educational and rehabilitative procedures.

To come into play for the benefit of all parties affected by the offence

To some extent, to lessen the caseload in the courts

Contact

Century House
34 Nelson Mandela Avenue
+263 242 750808
750670
ptd@justice.gov.zw

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