A guide for justice planners seeking to adapt Native American peacemaking to a non-tribal setting. After providing an overview of peacemaking, the report outlines key issues jurisdictions will most likely want to consider during planning and implementation.
This report summarizes the discussion at a roundtable on peacemaking hosted by the Center for Court Innovation, with the support of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, as part of a planning process to create a pilot peacemaking program in the New York State court system.
Highlights from a roundtable discussion about engaging the public in justice programming. Questions addressed included: How do you define "community"? What are the goals of community engagement and how do programs engage communities and retain volunteers?
Aubrey Fox spoke with Phil Bowen, the director of the Center's London office, about his new paper on "community payback" (or "community service," as it is more commonly known in the United States). What follows is a short transcript of the conversation.
With funding from the National Institute of Justice, the National Center for State Courts completed this independent evaluation of the Red Hook Community Justice Center in 2013.
Herb Sturz, senior fellow at the Open Society, provides a short answer to the question: What role do demonstration projects play in the shaping of public policy?
John Feinblatt, senior advisor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and founding director of the Midtown Community Court, talks about the principles that guided the creation of the Midtown Community Court.
This report documents a gun violence prevention program and finds high levels of cynicism regarding the fairness and effectiveness of the justice system among residents of the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.