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Gun Violence Research Expands

Delaware Public Media

The Center's Dr. Elise White and Dr. Yasser Payne of University of Delaware recently received $1.6 million to study the social and cultural roots of gun violence in five U.S. cities. Dr. Payne speaks with Delaware Public Media about the goals and methodology of the three-year research project.

How Opioid Courts Can Help Addicts Begin the ‘Long Road to Recovery’

The Crime Report

The Crime Report spotlights two new Center for Court Innovation publications that highlight the work of opioid treatment courts, which offer critical tools to address the opioid epidemic.

Newark’s Youth Court Lets Kids Run the Courtroom

NJTV News

Newark Youth Court offers teenagers restorative justice for low-level cases, with real cases reviewed and real sentences decided by a judge and jury of their peers. NJTV News visits the courtroom to follow the progress of a case and hears from youth who want to pursue careers as prosecutors and community advocates.

New Study Adds to Debate on Racial Bias in Risk Assessment Tools

The Marshall Project

Examining the debate over racial bias in risk assessment tools used in courtrooms, The Marshall Project features our study, 'Beyond the Algorithm,' which explores the use of the algorithm as one tool in a larger framework in support of a more fair and just system.

Making Court Innovation Work in New York

de Rechtspraak

Center for Court Innovation director Greg Berman discusses 25 years of the Center's work with Dutch organization de Rechtspraak as we continue to "push, poke, and prod the justice system to be more effective and more humane." Interview available courtesy of de Rechtspraak. (See also video of Berman's candid Q & A with Center alum Chris Watler reflecting on his quarter-century tenure.)

The Next Battleground in the Fight to Close Rikers

Gotham Gazette

Legislation like the recent New York State justice reforms is a powerful tool, but it's no magic bullet. As former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and our director, Greg Berman, argue, lasting change also requires the slow grind of transforming practice and culture.

Newark Youth Serve as Judge and Jury for Their Peers

NBC News

NBC Nightly News visits Newark Youth Court, where young people serve as judge and jury for low-level cases involving their peers. Cases result in real sentences that foster accountability and provide young people the help needed to avoid further involvement in the justice system.

How to Make New York’s New Criminal Justice Reforms Really Work

Gotham Gazette

With significant reforms aimed at reducing the harms of the justice system passed in New York State, Adam Mansky, our director of criminal justice, outlines three of our programs already in place that also represent a positive vision of what justice can look like.

Reducing the Justice Footprint: How Three NYC Programs Improve Fairness

The Crime Report

We all know what's wrong with the criminal justice system (fairness and humanity are often in short supply). Drawing from our work, our director, Greg Berman, describes some community-based solutions—like violence interruption, trauma-informed care for the justice-involved, and social workers rather than bail or detention pretrial—that are already making a difference.

Red Hook Justice Center Is Much More Than a Court

BKLYNER

The Red Hook Community Justice Center occupies "a unique space as both a community center and a court.” From youth court to peacemaking, BKLYNER profiles our Brooklyn community court and its work reducing both incarceration and crime.

New York City’s Bail Success Story

The Marshall Project

A new study shows judges in New York City have drastically reduced their use of bail and jail, and that's without any changes to the law. The Marshall Project highlights the importance of shifts in culture and practice and the availability of bail alternatives like supervised release.

Why We Need to Rethink Misdemeanor Justice

Governing

We all want safe neighborhoods, argues our Greg Berman in this op-ed, but the way we treat many people arrested for low-level offenses does more harm than good. Berman offers New York City as a potential model for other jurisdictions looking to reform low-level justice.

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