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.
This fact-sheet summary of the research publication, Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence, outlines an evaluation of Save Our Streets (SOS), a community-based project established to address the problem of gunviolence in Crown Heights, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
This article describes Native American peacemaking as an alternative to the Canadian justice system's "overreliance on punitive and isolationsist tactics." Published in Policy Options, February 2013.
This impact evaluation of 24 New York domestic violence courts found reduced re-arrests among convicted offenders. The courts that prioritized deterring recidivism, sanctioning noncompliant offenders, and addressing victims' safety and service needs had a greater impact on re-arrest than other courts.
The Reentry Court Tool Kit is designed to provide guidance to justice planners in developing or enhancing a reentry court through the use of evidence-based and research-informed practices. The tool kit is organized around topics, such as "Screening and Assessment" and "Engaging Family Members," that planners and practitioners often confront in their work.
This report details the results of a regional survey of Northern California tribal communities focused on domestic violence. The goal was to assess the prevalence of domestic violence victimization, as well as perceptions regarding community and justice system responses to these incidents.
