Forensic and Civil Liaison Services Training

This presentation provides an in-depth look at Florida’s Forensic System. It reviews the key players of this system in detail from The Department of Children and Families staff to our Managing Entities, to our community providers. It reviews important job duties of our community provider forensic specialists, when these individuals will encounter the court, and how they can be used as a resource. This presentation also looks at specific forensic related procedures including forensic step-downs and non-restorability. Finally, this presentation covers the Sequential Intercept Model, a framework for thinking about how and when individuals can be diverted from the criminal justice system by looking at what resources are available in each individual community, the cost savings associated with diversion, as well as an overview of diversionary opportunities to consider.