A manual to help justice practitioners communicate about their work with the public and key institutional stakeholders. Includes 10 key steps for effective communication, extensive links to on-line resources, and guides offering sample logos, brochures and flyers as well as practical tips for communication strategies like "Crafting a Core Message."
An overview of law enforcement and government responses to mortgage fraud, foreclosure, and abandoned property, drawing on focus groups sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance in January 2009.
The Drug Courts: Personal Stories Toolkit is a short curriculum to help schools educate youth about the important work of drug courts and to promote understanding of the justice system.
This Toolkit provides resources to help maximize the impact of school visits by judges, including tips, suggested activities and materials for students.
This document catalogues the best of what is known about the drug court model and the substance-abusing offender population. The recommendations were formulated with New York State's drug court professionals in mind, but will also help inform the work of drug court practitioners across the U.S. as they seek to improve program outcomes.
This paper reviews the major lessons learned from implementing two randomized trials, one in the Bronx and the other in Rochester, New York. Published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, Volume 6, Number 4 (December 2010).
The strategies in this guide—which have been culled from real-life approaches across the U.S.—are intended to assist law enforcement and government agencies seeking to prevent property abandonment and lessen problems when abandonment occurs.
