Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a new innovative pilot program that was developed with the community to address low-level drug and prostitution crimes in the Belltown neighborhood in Seattle and the Skyway area of unincorporated King County. LEAD will divert low-level drug and prostitution offenders into community-based treatment and support services – including housing, healthcare, job training, treatment and mental health support – instead of processing them through traditional criminal justice system avenues.
A unique coalition of law enforcement agencies, public officials, and community groups collaborated to create this pilot program. LEAD’s goal is to improve public safety and public order, and to reduce the criminal behavior of people who participate in the program.
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