Shoptheft Release Program
This program was developed in order to divert routine shoptheft calls from the regular police response cycle and reduce the need for police officer attendance. Some of the benefits include eliminating the costs of officers attending court, increased efficiency in the processing of offenders, less down time for the loss prevention officers, and the prevention of arbitrary detention of offenders. Once an assessment of the offender and the crime are competed the offender may be released by the private investigator that arrested them.
The Diversion Program is a program directed at adults who have been apprehended for a minor offence and are found to be first time offenders. A preliminary assessment of the circumstances surrounding the matter will be conducted and a decision will be made as to whether or not the offender meets the requirements for the program.