Voices of Justice: Multiple Pathways to Healing from Intimate Partner Violence
A conversation with Rebecca Thomforde on why addressing intimate partner violence is needed for community justice, how responses have shifted over the past three decades, and what the future of this work looks like.
30 Years of Community Justice: James Brodick and Rasmia Kirmani
James Brodick and Rasmia Kirmani sit down to discuss how the community safety landscape has changed, the ecosystem of community justice, and moving at the speed of trust.
Combating the Contagion of Violence: Learning from the Minority Youth Violence Prevention Program
Representatives from the nine sites participating in the federal Minority Youth Violence Prevention initiative gathered in Savannah, Georgia to share accomplishments, learn from common challenges, and plan for how best to carry the work forward.
In recent years, the Center for Court Innovation has made a significant institutional investment in procedural justice—'The Simple Idea That Could Transform US Criminal Justice.'
On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio committed to a long-term plan for closing the jails on Rikers Island. The mayor's historic announcement coincided with the release of the final report of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform.
Both New York City's Mayor and a blue-ribbon Independent Commission call for closing the Rikers Island jail facility. Follow the latest news and learn more about our work coordinating the commission.
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that the City's jail population has fallen by 18 percent over the last three years. The Center for Court Innovation has produced a pair of in-depth analyses of New York City’s criminal justice system.
We created the Alfred Siegel Scholarship Fund as a way to pay homage to the late Alfred Siegel’s contribution to reforming the criminal justice system in New York.
Red Hook Community Justice Center Named as Spark Prize Finalist
The Brooklyn Community Foundation recently selected the Red Hook Community Justice Center as one of 20 finalists for its inaugural Spark Prize for outstanding non-profits in Brooklyn.
Justice Innovation in Times of Change: New Challenges, New Opportunities
The Center for Court Innovation, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Quinnipiac University School of Law, hosted Justice Innovation in Times of Change: New Challenges, New Opportunities, a one-day conference in September 2016, providing an opportunity for practitioners from both inside and outside the justice system to learn about a range of topics related to chronic lower-level offending.
Young adults ages 24 and under pose a unique challenge to the justice system. Research suggests that the areas of the brain that regulate impulse control and reasoning don’t fully develop until people reach their mid-twenties.
Almost every week brings more grim news about the state of criminal justice in the United States: Unwarranted uses of force, fees and fines being used to balance municipal budgets, dire statistics about mass incarceration, protests in the streets… the list goes on and on.
