Greg Berman, director of the Center for Court Innovation, reflects on Alfred Siegel's contributions to the field of justice reform at Community Justice 2014.
The Center for Court Innovation’s youth justice programming includes arts programs, youth courts, and alternative-to-detention programs. These initiatives promote accountability, problem solving, and engagement. This fact sheet describes the Center’s youth programs and the seven key principles that guide them.
David Marshall, editor of The International Rule of Law Movement: A Crisis of Legitimacy and the Way Forward, discusses the international rule of law as an industry--one that has been promoted as offering solutions in post-conflict and fragile states and that too often fails. Marshall discusses some of the reasons for these failures and outlines some alternative approaches to interventions in fragile states. (September 2014)
Simon Fulford, chief executive of Khulisa U.K., explains how and why his not-for-profit brought a successful South African prisoner reentry program to the United Kingdom.
Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell discusses how law enforcement leadership can promote new “smart” strategies–including community engagement and prevention-oriented diversion approaches–that can effectively and efficiently keep communities safe, address the symptoms and causes of criminal activity, and alleviate prison overcrowding. (August 2014)
Courts can play a crucial role in not only identifying victims of sex trafficking, but linking them to needed services. This guide provides judges and court staff with concrete steps to enhance their ability to respond effectively and sensitively to these difficult cases.
Native American women experience the highest rates of domestic violence, sexual violence and sex trafficking of any group in the United States. Since an effective response requires interagency coordination and informed decision-making, it is imperative that state courts have a working knowledge of tribal justice and that each state court build respectful, collaborative relationships with their tribal justice system colleagues.
This article addresses the variety of ways in which communities have addressed sex trafficking, with the court serving as a centerpiece of several jurisdictions’ responses.
This article addresses the variety of ways in which communities have addressed sex trafficking, with the court serving as a centerpiece of several jurisdictions’ responses.
Denise O'Donnell, director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, delivers opening remarks on the first day of Community Justice 2014, an international summit on how to reduce crime and incarceration while improving public trust in justice.
