The Harlem Justice Corps is an intensive career development and service program for justice-involved young men and women. Project Manager Taí Alex explains how the initiative works, and participants Elijah Blount and Anthony Brown discuss what they've learned so far.
This report presents an outcomes and impact evaluation of Nassau County Juvenile Treatment Court, launched in 2008 as a part of the national Reclaiming Futures initiative. Due to implementation obstacles and resource shortfalls, not all of the evidence-based practices that were envisioned for this court were fully realized. Outcome and impact findings were equivocal, with a majority of participants not graduating from the court and no substantial differences in re-arrest rates between the participant and comparison groups.
The Youth Justice Board made The Police-Youth Action Plan to educate teens about what they can do to improve relationships with police in their communities and across the city. The Board believes that teens should be able to take action on their own, and this guide provides strategies and resources to help them do so. Contact us with questions about how to get started at yjb@courtinnovation.org or 646-386-5925.
Aubrey Fox spoke with Phil Bowen, the director of the Center's London office, about his new paper on "community payback" (or "community service," as it is more commonly known in the United States). What follows is a short transcript of the conversation.
With funding from the National Institute of Justice, the National Center for State Courts completed this independent evaluation of the Red Hook Community Justice Center in 2013.
This paper reviews the lessons learned from nine pilot court sites testing the Adolescent Diversion Program, which brings cases of 16- and 17-year-olds before specially trained judges, who have access to an expanded array of dispositions, including age-appropriate services.
Dr. Mara Schiff, an associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, focuses her work on restorative justice, community justice, and juvenile justice. Here, she gives on overview of restorative practices and discusses why a restorative approach can be particularly valuable for youth. (October 2012)
Learn how to implement a program to assist adult drug court participants in applying to and enrolling in community college in your adult drug treatment court. Download the webinar powerpoint presentation here.
