Publications & Digital Media

A comprehensive description of the origins of the community prosecution program in the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.

An impact evaluation of the Queens Misdemeanor Treatment Court, a drug court targeting chronic misdemeanor offenders in Queens, New York.

The Winter 2008 issue contains articles about using the internet to impanel jurors, a prosecutor-run reentry program, book reviews, and more.

Excerpts of interviews with leading policymakers and practitioners about the role failure plays in criminal justice innovation.

A summary of a 2008 roundtable discussion about how to coordinate problem-solving courts on a statewide basis.

This combined process and impact evaluation supports the effectiveness of a gender violence prevention program adapted for college students, known as Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP).

This report presents a process evaluation of the Children Come First (CCF) Program, a problem-solving matrimonial court designed to provide a more effective and child-centered response to high conflict divorce cases involving custody issues.

This study examines the impact of the Midtown Community Court, as compared with Manhattan's traditional centralized criminal court, on case processing and sentencing outcomes.

An article presenting the major findings of the Center's comparison of tenant perceptions at the Harlem Community Justice Center and the centralized Manhattan housing court.

A comprehensive evaluation of the Suffolk County (New York) Juvenile Treatment Court, including the results of systematic courtroom observations, participant focus groups, and an impact study testing effects on recidivism.