It may be in the public's interest to have a conviction remain on a defendant's record. State v. Allen, No. W2021-00673-CCA-R3-CD, 2022 WL 842642, at *10 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 22, 2022) (upholding trial court's finding that the public's interest was served by a permanent conviction to prevent the defendant from obtaining employment around children where he could re-offend); see State v. Lampkin, No. W2019-00885-CCA-R3-CD, 2020 WL 1875238, at *5 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 15, 2020) ("The denial of diversion was based on the trial court's determination that the interests of the public weighed in favor of making it impossible for the [d]efendant to return to teaching, regardless of his current intentions. We conclude that this did not constitute an abuse of discretion.")