New York City Commissioner of Probation Vincent N. Schiraldi, who previously ran the juvenile justice system in Washington D.C., describes his journey from gadfly to government insider and the reforms he's been implementing along the way.
Sarah Schweig of the Center for Court Innovation talked with Roxann Pais Cotroneo, the city attorney of Harlingen, Texas about efforts to launch a community court for youth offenders.
This report summarizes a discussion of reentry courts among policymakers, court practitioners, and parole and probation administrators. The conversation, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance in June 2010, focuses on reentry courts’ achievements, challenges, and future prospects.
This series of fact sheets, self-assessment tools, and practitioner monographs offers concrete suggestions and addresses broad areas of interest in support of the implementation of community-based, problem-solving initiatives.
The Drug Market Initiative, which was piloted in High Point, N.C., seeks to stop open air drug dealing. This 10-minute video explains how it works. The video was directed and produced by the Center for Court Innovation, with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice.
This film produced by the Center for Court Innovation and the U.S. Department of Justice tells the story of community justice, which seeks to reduce incarceration and strengthen public confidence in justice by transforming the relationship between justice agencies and the neighborhoods they serve. The film includes interviews with judges, lawyers, police officers and others from initiatives across the U.S., including the Midtown Community Court in New York, the South Dallas Community Court in Texas, and Newark Community Solutions in New Jersey.
This article provides highlights the various components that are contained in a process evaluation and explains what practitioners can expect to learn from one.
