An alternative available to prosecutors in the processing of a criminal complaint is that of diversion, the channeling of criminal defendants, and even potential defendants, into programs that may not involve incarceration.

Minnesota law permits a court to order the forfeiture of certain property associated with the commission of a “designated offense.”

Social workers within Olmsted County’s Community Services department investigate reports and screen hospitalized individuals to develop an appropriate plan of action for mentally ill and/or chemically dependent residents of the County.