"Seeding Change" looks at how public health agencies and law enforcement can work together to improve communities. The report is the product of partnership between the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, The California Endowment, and the Center for Court Innovation.
Tania Sourdin, a professor of law and dispute resolution at Monash University in Melbourne, explains how the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation, which she directs, supports reform through research and experimental projects. March 2013
Jeff Hobbs, deputy director of the Midtown Community Court, remembers crime-ridden midtown Manhattan in 1993 and describes the start of the Midtown Community Court, an experimental project that sought to remedy the rampant quality-of-life crime in the area. "1993 was a terrible time," Hobbs recalls, "a time when crime was not cloaked under darkness but in broad daylight."
This Practitioners Manual provides step-by-step guidance for drug court teams looking to help participants pursue higher education. The other three manuals provide support for participants, interns, and trainers.
This guide for trainers is one of four manuals that, together, explain how drug court teams can create a program to help drug court participants pursue higher education. The Practitioners Manual provides a road map for the entire program, which gives step-by-step guidance to participants enrolling in and seeking financial aid for college.
This guide for participants is one of four manuals that, together, explain how drug court teams can create a program to help drug court participants pursue higher education. The Practitioners Manual provides a road map for the entire program, which gives step-by-step guidance to participants enrolling in and seeking financial aid for college.
This short video about the 2012-13 Youth Justice Board was produced by New Learning Times, a project of Columbia Teachers College’s Education Lab, as part of its "Seen in New York" series.
This report provides a process evaluation of eight specialized reentry courts participating in a multi-year, multi-site study. Among the major findings, the eight sites all use an evidence-based risk/need assessment tool and target moderate- and/or high-risk offenders.
Christine H. Lindquist, a senior research sociologist at RTI International, talks about reentry courts, recidivism, and what she's learned so far from a multi-year study of eight diverse initiatives. April 2013