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This study explores how diversion officials perceive and facilitate successful diversion programming for clients to provide information to the field that may enhance the impact of diversion programming. Eleven diversion officials were recruited via snowball sampling across 10 jurisdictions. We explored their experiences in designing and implementing diversion programs using phenomenological qualitative analysis of in\u2010depth interviews. Diversion officials' experiences had two categories: perception and facilitation of success. Themes of perception are related to how the prosecutor understands crime (\n                      <jats:italic>conceptualization of crime)<\/jats:italic>\n                      , clients' investment in diversion and accountability\n                      <jats:italic>(aha moments)<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and client transformation (\n                      <jats:italic>re\u2010defining outcomes)<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 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