The Deferred Entry of Judgment Program is a “Diversion” program for first offense drug defendants. Diversion is the procedure of suspending the criminal prosecution of an individual, by allowing the offender to complete a drug education, drug treatment, or drug rehabilitation program instead of further criminal proceedings.

Diversion has become a very popular method of alleviating congested court calendars, while at the same time allowing first-offenders to avoid the blemish of a drug conviction on their record. The DEJ program allows offenders to avoid a criminal record by completing drug education or a drug counseling program.

If a first offense drug defendant has an otherwise clean criminal record, judges generally will find a defendant eligible for the deferred entry of judgement program without requiring a formal eligibility evaluation.

Tom Wilson is the founder of Tom Wilson Counseling Center. He has a Master’s Degree in Psychology with over 25 years of experience in counseling, training and consulting. He is a State Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. He is the author of “Taming Anger and Aggression”, an anger management program which has been taught to hundreds of people at the counseling center over the last twelve years. He specializes in adapting evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs for delivery through the web and other electronic media. 

Tom Wilson Counseling Center is a court-approved provider of Alcohol, Drug and DUI Classes for individuals who are court ordered or who may want to enroll in classes voluntarily. Tom Wilson is also an approved provider of Online Parent Education and Family Stabilization Classes for Florida and Texas.