Columbus launches diversion program for misdemeanor theft, shoplifting cases

The root causes of crime:that's the focus of a new diversion program by the Columbus City Attorney.The aim is to break the cycle of repeat offenders by looking at the causes behind their crimes.Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein says his new diversion program began with a simple question: Why does a defendant commit a crime?The answer was anything but simple."There are still bad people that deserve to go to jail for a very long time. I will be the first to advocate for those people to get off the