Aim 1: Characterize the implementation determinants, strategies, mechanisms, and outcomes of PAD in Philadelphia and Baltimore.

• We will conduct about 100 interviews among four groups:  

  • Police assisted diversion clients in Philadelphia 

  • Police who have experience with police assisted diversion in Philadelphia 

  • Police assisted diversion service providers in Philadelphia 

  • Police who have experience with police assisted diversion in Baltimore

• Interviews will focus on:

  • Individual experience with police assisted diversion

  • What implementation strategies made the program successful or unsuccessful

  • The key players who influenced the program

  • Changes that would make starting a similar program more likely to succeed