Publications & Digital Media

The story of how the Red Hook Community Justice Center is serving as a model for a similar problem-solving experiment in Great Britain. Published in Judicature, Vol. 87, No.5 (March-April 2004)

In this collection of essays, Center for Court Innovation staff  identify and address some of the most challenging questions faced by states as they seek to reform their court systems, moving beyond the implementation of specialized pilot projects.

A description of Community Impact Panels, a unique response to quality-of-life offenses piloted by the Midtown Community Court.

An evaluation of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court, a pilot demonstration project designed to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a collaborative, community-based approach to managing offender reentry from prison.

This collection of research reports, written by Center for Court Innovation staff, analyzes the impact of a broad range of problem-solving initiatives launched in New York State and nationwide over the past decade.

An opinion piece describing the growth of problem-solving courts and calling for recognition of their potential to improve the public's confidence in the justice system. Published in Judicature, Vol. 86, No.4 (January-February 2003)

An analysis of drug court efforts to move into the mainstream of court operations across the country.

A look at how problem-solving courts impose new roles and responsibilities on judges.

Outlines how criminal justice officials can use community surveys to gather data about neighborhood public safety problems.

Published by Harwood Academic Publishers, this book offers the original evaluation of the country's first community court, the Midtown Community Court,examining the court's impacts on local crime, public opinion and jail expeditures.