The evaluation toolkit is designed to help judges and other criminal court practitioners assess their use of procedural justice - both in terms of individual practices, as well as agency-level or environmental factors that may contribute to court users’ perceptions of fairness. The toolkit includes a self-assessment, defendant survey, and courtroom observation instrument.
This project summary outlines the key activities of the Improving Courtroom Communication initiative, a partnership between the Center for Court Innovation, National Judicial College, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Guided by a national advisory board, the project has included multi-disciplinary trainings in four jurisdictions and the creation of practitioner tools to help courts assess and improve their procedural justice practices.
Errol Louis, journalist at NY1 News and host of Inside City Hall, responds to the question: How has Red Hook changed as a neighborhood since the launch of the Red Hook Community Justice Center?
The Center for Court Innovation and the United States Department of Justice COPS Office developed the Police-Youth Dialogues Toolkit as a resource for communities hoping to foster conversations between young people and the police, enabling them to discuss their interactions and find common ground. Drawing from projects across the country, the toolkit consolidates expertise, providing strategies and promising practices for police-youth dialogues.
The late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson discusses the importance of restoring public trust and confidence in the justice system in his remarks at the 15th anniversary celebration of the Red Hook Community Justice Center.
The Red Hook Community Justice Center has become an international model of justice reform by implementing innovative strategies that have reduced the use of jail, lowered recidivism and strengthened public confidence in justice.
In this podcast recorded at the Courts, Community Engagement, and Innovative Practices in a Changing Landscape symposium held in Anaheim in December 2015, Alameda County Chief Public Defender Brendon Woods discusses diversion and the importance of giving low-level offenders the opportunity to avoid a criminal record.
