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Another View of Treatment Under Drug Law Reform

New York Law Journal

In the New York Law Journal, the Center's Director of Research Mike Rempel cites a new report, Testing the Cost Savings of Judicial Diversion, in response to an analysis that suggests more offenders are opting for jail time over treatment.

Alternatives to Incarceration are Cutting Prison Numbers, Costs, and Crime

The Guardian

In The Guardian, Greg Berman writes about the New York approach to reducing incarceration while lowering the crime rate.

What Lessons Can Business Teach Criminal Justice? Invest in Research

Huffington Post

In the Huffington Post, Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox discuss how criminal justice can learn from business.

Criminal Justice Reform and Risk-Taking

The National Law Journal

An op-ed by Greg Berman in The National Law Journal looks at the findings of a national survey on the current state of criminal justice reform.

Want to Keep Kids From Skipping School? These Teens Have Some Ideas

The Atlantic

The Atlantic Cities covers the Youth Justice Board's new recommendations to reduce chronic absenteeism.

NYC teens address chronic absenteeism

Inside Schools

Inside Schools reports on the release in a presentation at City Hall to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott of the Youth Justice Board's report on truancy.

Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Put Politics, Science in Sync

Times Union

An op-ed by Center's Research Director Michael Rempel in the Times Union on the findings from a new study on the Rockefeller Drug Law reform.

When Love Hurts

The Crime Report

The Crime Report visits the Youth Offender Domestic Violence Court to report on justice system responses to young unmarried and childless people exposed to violent relationships.

Report: Easing NY’s Tough Drug Laws Saves Money

Wall Street Journal

Associated Press story in the Wall Street Journal on a new report showing that New York saves money when a high-risk drug offender is sent by a judge to drug treatment court rather than prison.

Brooklyn is Final Stop on the Drug Court Road Trip

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Brooklyn Eagle covers the National Association of Drug Court Professionals' visit to the Brooklyn Treatment Court during National Drug Court Month.

Turning Lives Around, and Saving the State Money

The New York Times

Jim Dwyer of The New York Times reports on the results of a Center for Court Innovation study about the impacts of Rockefeller Drug Law reform.

Brooklyn Treatment Court: A Second Chance for Drug Offenders