According to your textbook authors, the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) defines the purpose of _______________ as being a "voluntary option which provides alternative criminal case processing for a defendant charged with a crime that ideally, upon successful completion of an individualized program plan results in a dismissal of the charge(s)".

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The purpose defined by NAPSA matches the concept of pretrial diversion/intervention, which offers defendants an alternative to traditional court processing and seeks to provide them with the opportunity to avoid conviction and incarceration through individualized programs. Parole, electronic monitoring, and incarceration are not addressed in the definition given.

According to Your Textbook Authors, the National Association of Pretrial