If you have any questions feel free to contact the ACC Pretrial Office.
P.O. Box 310735
Atlanta, Georgia 31131
EMAIL: contact@pretrialintervention.com
PHONE: (404) 349.9415
FAX: (404) 349.5503
ACC has been a part of the metropolitan Atlanta’s legal landscape since 1997. In this time, we have learned a great deal about providing professional pretrial intervention services. The following indicates some of what we have learned.
Forty percent (40%) of those who enter this program complete within the original 90-day period. Twenty percent (20%) of our participants will complete within twelve to eighteen months, and five percent (5%) will complete beyond an eighteen-month period. Thirty-five percent (35%) will never complete and end back up in the system as recidivist. For those who have completed the Alternative Choices program, ninety-eight (98%) have not come back into the system over a twenty-four month tracking period.
Every person who has completed the program has bought into the concept of sacrificing to achieve, and taking personal responsibility for his or her actions. Exit interviews tell us that having individuals penalize themselves, establishes the value of self –discipline. Educating and exposing the participant’s mind while employing the use of objective technology creates a motivating force to adjust both attitude and outlook on ones future behavior. Ninety-three (93%) percent of our participants indicate that the spiritual programming combined with the self penalizing method of accountability attribute to understanding that they control their thoughts, actions, environment, and associations. One hundred (100%) of those who exit our program complete a six-month goal and action plan. All plans indicated activities that steer the participant away from the criminal justice system.