The Center for Justice Innovation—and our operating programs—are regularly featured in the media. Here is a sampling of the press coverage of our work.
In the world of television, in this case, the show Law and Order—justice is swift, fair and usually right. But in the real world of Canadian courtrooms, the wheels of justice can churn for months, or years. And sentences don't often satisfy anyone—not the victims, not the perpetrators, not the community. [scroll down to The Current: Part 3]
There might be changes coming in the provincial justice system that could lead to the reduction of the number of property crimes, which B.C.'s top judge admitted are out of control." "
Every year in domestic violence courts in New York City and numerous counties throughout the state, prosecutors recommend, and judges approve, dozens of defendants a month for batterer intervention programs.
Hon. Alex Calabrese, presiding judge, Red Hook Community Justice Center and Greg Berman, director of the Center for Court Innovation and co-author of Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice (The New Press, 2005) discuss community justice centers with Brian Lehrer.
Featuring Hon. Alex Calabrese, presiding judge, Red Hook Community Justice Center and Greg Berman, director of the Center for Court Innovation and co-author of Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice (The New Press, 2005)
Vancouver - B.C.'s chief judges want to create a new community court that would get the public involved in punishing and rehabilitating chronic repeat offenders of property crime, many of whom suffer from drug addiction and mental health problems.
Community courts have had such success in Midtown, Harlem, and Red Hook, according to the New York State Unified Court System, that it's time to try them on a larger scale—the Bronx.
Convicted criminals could be assigned mentors who will offer practical and emotional support during their sentence. Side by Side is the latest project to come from a New York-style Community Justice Centre in Liverpool where local people help set the penalties for crime and anti-social behaviour.
