Praising Red Hook Justice Center’s Approach to Public Safety, Mayor-Elect de Blasio Names Bratton as Police Commissioner
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio chose the Red Hook Community Justice Center as the setting for one of the first major appointments of his administration: William Bratton as police commissioner.
In his remarks, the incoming mayor made clear why he’d chosen the Justice Center to make the announcement: he, Bratton, and the Justice Center all share a belief in the importance of community collaboration.
Announcement of New York’s Human Trafficking Intervention Initiative
New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman delivered the following remarks at the Citizens Crime Commission on September 25, 2013, announcing the launch of New York's statewide Human Trafficking Intervention Initiative. In New York, human trafficking is largely dominated by the sex trade, and prostitutes are often victims of coercion, neglect, and abuse. Building on pilot programs operating in Queens, midtown Manhattan, and Nassau County that connect those arrested for prostitution to counseling and social services in lieu of jail-time, the New York judiciary's initiative represents a significant shift in the way prostitution is viewed by the justice system and communities.
Nation's First Community Court Marks 20 Years
The Center for Court Innovation celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Midtown Community Court with a party attended by more than 250 guests at the Morgan Library & Museum.
Last summer, you were invited by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Center for Court Innovation to participate in a national survey on criminal justice innovation.
Following the repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws in 2009, judges in New York State have been sending more felony offenders to drug court and other forms of treatment according to Testing the Cost Savings of Judicial Diversion, a new study by researchers at the Center for Court Innovation and NPC Research.
Enhancing Procedural Fairness: New Judicial Training
The Center for Court Innovation—in partnership with the National Judicial College and the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance—has embarked on a national effort to help judges and court staff improve perceptions of fairness in criminal courts.
Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence, a new study from the Center for Court Innovation, documents the impact of Save Our Streets, an anti-violence project in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Evaluation Documents Reduced Gun Violence in Crown Heights, Brooklyn: Study Measures Impact of the Save Our Streets Prevention Program
According to new research from the Center for Court Innovation, the average monthly shooting rates in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where the anti-violence project Save Our Streets operates, decreased by six percent from early 2010 through 2011. In surrounding areas shooting rates increased by 18 to 28 percent. When compared with the upward trend in the surrounding precincts, the research suggests that gun violence in Crown Heights was 20 percent lower than what it would have been without Save Our Streets.
Families and the Courts: New Thinking podcasts on kids, parents, and the criminal justice system
Can the justice system make a positive difference in a family? Can courts promote healthy relationships between parents and children? These New Thinking podcasts give inside views of innovations for youth and families involved in the justice system.
