Dee Mandiyan - Center for Justice Innovation

Dee Mandiyan (they/them) has been the Senior Program Manager of the Youth Justice Board since 2018. They oversee curriculum development and implementation, partnership building, communications, and Board-led research. At the Center for Court Innovation, Dee is currently a chair of the LGBTQ Working Group, which seeks to improve the Center’s practices and relationships with LGBTQ-identifying clients and employees.

Dee earned their BA in Psychology and English from Amherst College in 2010 and their MA in Human Development and Social Intervention from New York University in 2016. Before joining the Center for Court Innovation, Dee researched the impacts of gender-specific interventions in the juvenile justice system. They also have experience running an LGBTQ student center within the CUNY system, teaching SAT/PSAT prep, and planning events for non-profits.

Dee's Updates

Innovative Responses to Domestic Violence

Courts have a critical role to play in combating and preventing domestic violence.

Reducing Gun Violence in Brooklyn

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.