This guide for trainers is one of four manuals that, together, explain how drug court teams can create a program to help drug court participants pursue higher education. The Practitioners Manual provides a road map for the entire program, which gives step-by-step guidance to participants enrolling in and seeking financial aid for college.
This guide for participants is one of four manuals that, together, explain how drug court teams can create a program to help drug court participants pursue higher education. The Practitioners Manual provides a road map for the entire program, which gives step-by-step guidance to participants enrolling in and seeking financial aid for college.
This short video about the 2012-13 Youth Justice Board was produced by New Learning Times, a project of Columbia Teachers College’s Education Lab, as part of its "Seen in New York" series.
This report provides a process evaluation of eight specialized reentry courts participating in a multi-year, multi-site study. Among the major findings, the eight sites all use an evidence-based risk/need assessment tool and target moderate- and/or high-risk offenders.
Christine H. Lindquist, a senior research sociologist at RTI International, talks about reentry courts, recidivism, and what she's learned so far from a multi-year study of eight diverse initiatives. April 2013
Transatlantic Learning, a new report by the Centre for Justice Innovation, documents the visit of three American problem-solving court judges to Scotland in September 2012. The report offers thoughts about how to build a better court system in Scotland.
Payback with a Purpose discusses the experience of practitioners in delivering more meaningful "community payback" ("community service" in the USA) in New York City. The paper identifies nine key principles for effective community payback.
