Areas of Focus

We seek to provide meaningful and effective responses at various stages of the criminal legal process in order to achieve better outcomes for participants.

Problem-solving justice seeks to go beyond processing cases to solve the problems that bring people to court.

We design and implement bail reform strategies to reduce the use of jail and increase the fairness of the justice system.

By using a combination of community-based treatment and rigorous monitoring, treatment courts reduce recidivism and the use of incarceration.

We put communities at the heart of delivering justice and safety.

Art can help build stronger, safer communities and serve as a bridge to employment, education, and therapeutic opportunities.

We invest in young people as leaders within their communities and beyond and support them to reach their self-defined goals.

Restorative justice focuses on repairing harm and strengthening relationships.

We help courts and communities respond creatively and effectively to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence.

The Center for Justice Innovation helps to plan and create off-ramps for justice-involved victims of human trafficking.

We help justice systems support children who have experienced violence and victimization.

Women and gender non-conforming people experience disproportionate levels of crime, greater rates of trauma, and have unique needs often unmet by the justice system.

Studies show that many defendants, victims, and witnesses have histories of trauma; striving to reduce that trauma is central to our work.

We believe in working with communities to reimagine public spaces, promoting positive activities and increasing safety.

We seek to prevent disorder and violence by working directly in and with the communities that are most affected by crime.

We seek to apply data science to the field of criminal justice, working with jurisdictions to improve their use of risk assessments, while promoting the ideals of transparency and fairness.

At the Center for Justice Innovation, we are committed to bridging the worlds of research and practice and spreading programs that have been determined to be effective.

We encourage honest self-reflection and thoughtful risk-taking among criminal justice agencies, beginning with ourselves.

We are committed to harnessing the power of technology and data science to improve the work of criminal justice reform.

We work to improve access to justice, with a particular focus on ensuring that low-income individuals have the tools they need to solve problems.

Procedural justice seeks to ensure that the justice system treats everybody with dignity and respect.

The Center for Justice Innovation’s Tribal Justice Exchange works with tribal communities across the United States to enhance their justice systems in ways that support tribal sovereignty.

We seek to document and address racial disparities in the justice system.

We have developed a range of programs to improve how the justice system works with parents and children.

Improving the employment prospects of people who have had contact with the justice system can reduce recidivism and strengthen communities.

Helping people released from jail or prison transition back into their communities and avoid future contact with the criminal justice system is crucial to building safer neighborhoods.