Publications & Digital Media

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.

A review of the findings of 19 community court evaluations that were completed as of the end of 2010.

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.

Highlights of the Center for Court Innovation's accomplishments in 2010.

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.

A discussion of the principles underlying community courts.

Court Administrator Susie Martin and Chief Probation Officer Lucinda Yellowhair explain how the Navajo Nation's pilot community court will draw on their culture's traditional restorative justice principles. Martin and Yellowhair discussed the Navajo initiative with Robert V. Wolf and Aaron Arnold of the Center for Court Innovation during a November visit by members of the planning team to the Red Hook Community Justice Center.

An overview of sex offense courts in New York State, including key principles and a discussion about how they work with community stakeholders to enhance sex offender management.