This report evaluates the impact of nine integrated domestic violence courts from primarily rural and semi-rural areas in upstate, New York. The findings indicate that IDV cases are significantly more likely than similar non-IDV cases from the same jurisdictions to be settled or withdrawn (indicating a mutually agreeable case resolution). At the same time, IDV cases were significantly less likely to be dismissed outright.
An exploration of litigant perspectives and experiences in the Yonkers integrated domestic violence (IDV) court, this report indicates that the majority of litigants felt the IDV court was fair, and that those who felt the court treated them fairly were more satisfied with their case outcomes. Domestic violence victims were more likely than defendants to have positive views of the court. Additionally, both victims and defendants felt that the IDV court made getting to and from court easier and reduced the amount of time taken off from work to make court appearances.
This report provides one of two in-depth examinations of NYS integrated domestic violence courts, which bring all related cases of the same family before a single judge where the underlying issue is domestic violence. The findings indicate that the IDV court saves families from making duplicate trips to court, increases mutually agreeable family court case resolutions, and is more likely to create lasting resolutions that do not need to be re-litigated in future cases.
This report provides one of two in-depth examinations of NYS integrated domestic violence courts, which bring all related cases of the same family before a single judge where the underlying issue is domestic violence. This report includes a comprehensive process evaluation, underlining important lessons for court planners.
During a visit by the Tribal Justice Exchange to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State, Robert V. Wolf talks with two elders--Matthew Dick Jr. and Darlene Wilder--and a client about peacemaking, a traditional Native American approach to resolving both criminal and civil issues. May 2012
The Youth Justice Board, an after school program operated by the Center for Court Innovation that gives young people the opportunity to be advocates for their peers, created this video Talking It Through: A Teen-Police Dialogue, which shows how positive communication can build stronger, friendlier relationships between police officers and young people.
An examination of factors associated with program compliance and recidivism in the Brooklyn Mental Health Court, this report documents that prior criminal history and having a co-occurring substance disorder predict noncompliance, mental health court failure, and re-arrest.
Small Sanities, released through the Centre for Justice Innovation in the United Kingdom, outlines crime control lessons learned in New York, highlighting three areas that have been the focus of criminal justice reformers in New York in recent years: people, places, and process.
This essay from The Judges' Journal seeks to articulate lessons from drug courts that are applicable in all criminal courts. It includes concrete recommendations for judges on improving courtroom communication.
