Justice Tandra L. Dawson, presiding judge of the Manhattan Integrated Domestic Violence Court, provides a short answer to the question: Have domestic violence courts helped change attitudes toward cases involving domestic violence?
Judge Tandra L. Dawson, who presides over the Manhattan Integrated Domestic Violence Court, provides a short answer to the question: What are integrated domestic violence courts?
Herb Sturz, senior fellow at the Open Society, provides a short answer to the question: What role do demonstration projects play in the shaping of public policy?
John Feinblatt, senior advisor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and founding director of the Midtown Community Court, talks about the principles that guided the creation of the Midtown Community Court.
This report documents a gun violence prevention program and finds high levels of cynicism regarding the fairness and effectiveness of the justice system among residents of the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Angela Irvine, director of research in the Criminal Justice Division of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, sat down for this podcast interview after participating in a research roundtable on youth courts that was sponsored by the Center for Court Innovation and the Lowenstein Family Foundation on July 18, 2012. Irvine also discusses research into lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender justice-involved youth.
A multi-faceted partnership to lower violence in one of Brooklyn’s most beleaguered neighborhoods gets a major boost with the announcement of $599,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. Among those speaking at a press conference to announce the grant are Denise E. O’Donnell, director of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta E. Lynch, and Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.
Jeanne Noordsy of Catholic Charities discusses her role in the planning and operation of two rural domestic violence court initiatives: the Integrated Domestic Violence Initiative in Warren and Washington counties, and the Domestic Violence Court in Glens Falls, NY. She details the ways in which the court interacts with victim advocates.
Annette Culunio, Resource Coordinator in Tioga and Schuyler Counties, two rural areas of New York State, discusses the planning, challenges, and rewards of the Integrated Domestic Violence Initiative.
