This research report examines the first year of a new pilot program at nine sites in New York State. The impact analysis found that program did not undermine public safety and was most effective for high-risk youth.
Rockefeller Drug Law Reform, adopted in April 2009, eliminated mandatory prison sentences in New York State for most felony drug offenders and sought to link more felony-level drug and property offenders to treatment.
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg applauds the work of the Center for Court Innovation and its founding director John Feinblatt at the Center's 15th anniversary benefit.
This report, researched and written by the members of the 2012-13 Youth Justice Board, presents 10 recommendations with the goal of helping all teens attend school regularly.
This fact sheet summarizes a study of the impact of Rockefeller Drug Law Reform on judicial diversion. The study found that the new law increased court-ordered treatment participation (although precise effects varied widely by county), reduced incarceration and recidivism among those treated, and increased savings.
Acting Supreme Court Judge Kelly O'Neill Levy discusses her transition from Bronx Family Court to the Harlem Community Justice Center, where she applies problem-solving strategies to both family and housing cases. May 2013
Russell F. Canan, an associate judge for the Superior Court of Washington D.C., participates in a conversation with Sheriff Alistair JM Duff, deputy director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland, about Washington D.C.'s approach to problem-solving justice. The chat was streamed live as part of a Scottish judicial training coordinated by the Centre for Justice Innovation.