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Deadbeat parents cost taxpayers $53 billion

CNN Money

When child support payments become overwhelming, parents "stop participating in the system," Liberty Aldrich, director of the Center for Court Innovation's family and domestic violence programs, tells CNN Money. The Center runs the Parent Support Program, which help parents fulfill their child-support obligations.

South Side Achiever

The Stand

The Stand profiles the Patient Navigator Program, an initiative at the Center's Syracuse office, that works to improve the health of young mothers in drug court and their children by linking them with medical services.

Collins Tunes in to US Drug Plan

Stuff

Article on New Zealand Justice Minister Judith Collins's trip to the US highlights her visit to the Red Hook Community Justice Center. "It's a much more holistic look," she said.

Youth Program Separates Teen Defendants from Adults

DNAinfo

A story on the Adolescent Diversion Program, a new approach to misdemeanors committed by young offenders.

Tribal Justice Coming to Red Hook Court

DNAinfo

The new Peacemaking Program at the Red Hook Community Justice Center is inspired by Navajo practices.

Two N.Y. Groups to Receive Grants to Help Reduce Crime

New York Law Journal

A New York Law Journal story on the Brownsville Anti-Violence Project, a project of the Brownsville Community Justice Center.

Brownsville Anti-Violence Project Gets a Federal Boost

WNYC

WNYC covers the Brownsville Anti-Violence Project, which is a project of the Brownsville Community Justice Center.

Novel Courts Handle Low-Level Crimes Across US

An Associated Press story on the evolution of community courts. According to Center for Court Innovation Director Greg Berman: "We've seen these ideas which were derided and dismissed by many in the '90s as totally loopy and beyond the pale become...embraced by criminal justice systems across the country."

Painted on the Walls, the Stories of New York Communities

The New York Times

The New York Times profiles Groundswell, a group that makes public art in underserved neighborhoods, and a mural they helped create in partnership with the Brownsville Community Justice Center.

The Transformation of New York City, Piece by Piece

Prevention Action

Prevention Action shines a spotlight on the Centre for Justice Innovation's publication, “A Thousand Small Sanities,” which explains some of the strategies that helped fuel New York City's dramatic crime decline.

Rally Over Gun Violence

The New York View

The New York View covers a Save Our Streets (SOS) Crown Heights anti-gun violence rally in Brooklyn. SOS is a project of the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center and uses the Chicago CeaseFire model approach to prevent gun violence.

Who’s Watching the Kids in Brownsville? Many Play on Streets and in Playgrounds Without Adults’ Supervision

NY Daily News

In an article on unsupervised children in Brownsville, the New York Daily News interviews James Brodick, project director of the Brownsville Community Justice Center.

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