A Pre-Charging Diversion program is an alternative method for holding offenders accountable for violating the law. A Pre-Charging Diversion program removes a potential criminal case from the processes and procedures of formal court proceedings. It is designed to be used for first time offenders who have committed the offenses of being a minor in possession of alcohol or marijuana. The program saves judicial, prosecutorial, and defense resources, and allows those resources to be redirected to crimes such as DUI and Assault. These resources will include the judge’s time, the court clerk’s time, a probation officer’s time, and a public defender’s time. An offender will have the opportunity to accept accountability for their actions, participate in an educational process about drugs and alcohol, and atone for their actions by providing service to the community. The benefit to the offender, if they accept responsibility for their actions and successfully complete the diversion program, is the avoidance of a criminal record, and a better understanding of the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol which will lead to fewer repeat offenders.