Project Reset | Project Reset+
What are Project Reset and Project Reset+?
- Project Reset and Project Reset+ are diversion programs for some individuals who have been arrested for a low-level misdemeanor charge and received a Desk Appearance Ticket (also called a “DAT”).
- Project Reset and Project Reset+ programming are provided by independent nonprofit organizations: the Center for Court Innovation, The Osborne Association, and Young New Yorkers.
- Project Reset and Project Reset+ programming lasts 2 to 4 hours and is designed to be productive, offer resources, and make connections to additional services, if needed.
Program Benefits
- If you decide to do Project Reset or Project Reset+, complete the requirements, and do not get re-arrested, the New York County District Attorney’s Office will not prosecute your case in court and no criminal record will be generated as a result.
- No charges will be filed against you and you will not have to appear in court.
What do you have to do?
- Project Reset and Project Reset+ programming are a total of two to four hours and can be completed in one or two days.
- Programming is at different locations in Manhattan depending on your age and precinct of arrest, and includes an intake, individual counseling, and/or a group workshop. Please click on one of the following links to find more information.