Community mapping is the process of identifying and documenting assets, such as civic associations, social service agencies, schools, and faith organizations, that can serve as potential resources or partners in a problem-solving justice initiative. This checklist will help you begin to make your list of the key community asset categories your mapping should actively discover.
Getting a problem-solving criminal justice initiative off the ground requires a strong concept and thorough planning. This self-assessment checklist is a guide to mark your progress as you pass through each stage.
Planners of problem-solving justice initiatives should look beyond the traditional sources of criminal justice funding. This fact sheet outlines six strategies for helping to sustain, and grow, a problem-solving program.
Problem-solving initiatives seek to improve public trust and confidence in the justice system, and publishing results is one way to demonstrate transparency and accountability. This fact sheet describes 10 strategies programs have used to let the community know about the success of their initiatives.
Engaging the community is a top priority in developing any problem-solving justice project. This fact sheet outlines several approaches planners have found successful.
Problem-solving justice initiatives are designed to build stronger connections between citizens and the justice system making a community needs assessment a top priority for any new program. This fact sheet outlines six steps to better use data to identify your community's needs.
Problem-solving justice seeks to improve court outcomes for victims, litigants, and communities. This fact sheet contains principles and examples selected from an analysis of innovative programs across the country.
A look at the Attendance Achievement Program, a pilot program that offers schools a new tool to combat chronic absenteeism by supporting students and their families.
Judge Elizabeth “Libby” Hines presides over a specialized docket dedicated to domestic violence cases in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2009, she spoke with our director of communications, Robert V. Wolf, about her work.
A report documenting the efforts of the Baltimore Community Justice Initiative, which attempted to incorporate a broad array of justice system and community-based organizations in an ambitious effort to spread principles and practices of community justice.
