My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Georgia
I'm currently enrolled in a pretrial intervention program for charges of family violence battery and disorderly conduct stemming from an argument between my boyfriend and myself. I've been ordered to complete 12 weeks of anger management courses and if I abide by the terms of my agreement, the charges will be dismissed after six months, which will be in August.
In my job search, I've come across several applications that ask if I've ever been through a deferred adjudication program for a violent crime. I'm not sure how to answer this. Are pretrial intervention and deferred adjudication synonymous? I've seen applications that ask about both programs separately, so I'm led to believe that maybe they're not the same thing. Additionally, I haven't entered any type of plea and I was under the impression that deferred adjudication involves actually entering a guilty plea up front.
I don't want potential employers to think I'm lying if I say I haven't been through a deferred adjudication program and then they see the pretrial intervention on my background check. I haven't been though a program literally called "deferred adjudication," however. Are these really two different types of programs or are they just two different names for the same thing? If they are different, will potential employers actually understand that and make the distinction?
Also, I've seen two applications asking if I've ever been imprisoned. Does this include being arrested and spending less than a day in jail? If so, is this a legal question since employers are not supposed to ask about arrests?
Thank you for any help you might be able to provide.

