Publications & Digital Media

A look at the Midtown Community Court's responses in the 1990s to prostitution in Times Square and surrounding neighborhoods. This article appeared in the Volume 22/23 (2001) of the Justice System Journal. For information on more recently implemented strategies to address prostitution, see Prostitution Diversion Programs.

A three-hour training that introduces participants to the principles and practices of community prosecution. The curriculum includes a teacher's guide and participant handbook.

An edited transcript of a discussion about community justice among a small group of leading practitioners and thinkers.

A transcript of a discussion among judges, lawyers and academics about the role of lawyers in problem-solving courts. Published in Judicature, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Jan/Feb 2001)

A transcript of a discussion among judges, lawyers and academics about the changing roles of judges in problem-solving courts Published in Judicature, Vol. 84, No. 2 (Sept/Oct 2000)

An overview of problem-solving courts, including community courts, drug treatment courts and domestic violence courts, in New York State. Published in the New York State Bar Journal, Vol. 72, No. 5 (June 2000)

A description of the Red Hook Public Safety Corps, a community service project that engages local residents in solving neighborhood problems. 

Tips for community justice planners about how to build stronger connections between neighborhoods and the criminal justice system.

A look at how community justice initiatives across the county have used concrete data to define local problems.

The story of how a community court serving 17 neighborhoods and 135,000 residents was organized and launched.