This white paper examines the challenges and rewards of community prosecution programs in less populated and rural communities, using the experience of jurisdictions like Pueblo, Colorado; Madison County, Illinois; and Enotah, Georgia, as a guide.
Results from a survey of 500 state criminal court judges about their attitudes towards common problems within criminal courts as well as a variety of new tools and strategies for addressing these problems.
Based on focus groups and interviews with 35 judges in California and New York, the study assesses which problem-solving court practices are transferable to general court calendars, the major barriers to transferability and how problem-solving methods may be more widely disseminated among judges and judicial leaders.
An overview of the findings from, "The New York State Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Policies, Participants and Impacts." The study, conducted by the Center for Court Innovation and the New York State Office of Court Administration, found consistent recidivism impacts across a large number of drug court sites.
