Diversion aims to reduce court congestion by providing alternatives to formal processing.

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Not sure
• D. Not applicable

Answer: (A)

Diversion means steering eligible cases away from the full court process and into programs or sanctions outside traditional processing, such as cautions, restorative justice, community service, or treatment. The goal is to handle offenses more quickly and reduce the load on courts by preventing low-risk cases from going through lengthy formal proceedings. By diverting these cases, courts save time and resources and can focus on higher-risk matters, which lowers overall court congestion. So the statement about diversion aiming to reduce court congestion by providing alternatives to formal processing is correct. Options like Not sure or Not applicable don’t fit because diversion is a recognized tool with this explicit purpose, and saying No would misstate its purpose.