Skip to main content
Center for Court Innovation logo Center for Court Innovations

Main navigation

  • About
    • About
    • People
    • Message from the Director
    • Awards
    • Announcements
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Partners
  • Areas of Focus
  • Programs
  • Publications & Digital Media
    • All
    • Videos
    • New Thinking Podcast
    • In Practice Podcast
  • Press
Donate

Publications & Digital Media

Format
  • Video

    The Red Hook Community Justice Center Celebrates Judge Alex M. Calabrese

    by William Harkins

    In his 22 years as presiding judge of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, Judge Alex Calabrese has always taken a people-centered approach in his courtroom, understanding the underlying issues that brought people to court and suggesting services and programs that would help address them. We are incredibly grateful for Judge Calabrese's service. He has made a deep and lasting impact on the residents of Red Hook and the justice system as a whole.

    Community Justice, Diversion, Youth Initiatives
  • Video

    Queering the Air: A Virtual Panel on LGBTQ+ Youth Experiences in NYC

    The Youth Action Institute hosted a virtual panel where they shared their experiences and justice work, and talked about how we can positively impact and center the needs of queer and trans youth.

    Youth Initiatives
  • Publication

    ‘Keep Showing Us That You’re Here for Us’: Rockaway Youth Talk About Safety, Justice, and Programming

    by Rachel Swaner, Darya Zlochevsky, and Suzanne Boswell

    Youth in the Rockaways, Queens reveal that they have an ever-present fear for their physical safety. The 50 young people we spoke with report maintaining constant vigilance when they are outside and staying indoors most of the time as strategies for staying safe. They experience a dearth of local activities for youth and express a desire for sports, arts, and financial literacy programming; school support; fun field trips; and spaces to learn about and discuss social issues like systemic racism.

    Engaging Communities, Youth Initiatives
  • Publication

    Addressing Trauma Among School-Aged Children

    by Andrew Martinez, Elise Jensen, Lina Villegas, and Lama Hassoun Ayoub

    School and program staff believed that Margaret’s Place, a trauma-informed program in two New York City public schools, was valued by students and produced positive changes in student coping skills, behavior, and grades. This report documents early program implementation through Spring 2020. Program implementation and evaluation are ongoing; the final report will document the continued efforts (anticipated April 2023).

    Reducing Trauma, Youth Initiatives
  • Publication

    Fact Sheet: The Bronx Community Justice Center

    The Bronx Community Justice Center works to create a safer, more equitable Bronx through community-driven public safety initiatives, youth opportunity, and economic mobility efforts focused in the South Bronx. Our vision is to support the South Bronx community to become a safe and thriving place where local ownership, community-led investment, and youth opportunity can flourish. The Bronx Community Justice Center works toward this vision by focusing on community safety, restorative practices, and youth and economic development.

    Community Justice, Diversion, Placemaking, Reducing Trauma, Reducing Violence, Youth Initiatives
  • Publication

    Restorative Justice in NYC Schools: An Evaluation

    by Lama Hassoun Ayoub, Lina Villegas, Elise Jensen, and Andrew Martinez

    Many schools have adopted a form of restorative justice, but there are few rigorous evaluations of its effects. Our study of an ambitious project in a handful of New York City schools returned a mixed result: widespread perceptions of an improved school climate, but little movement in our primary metric—the use of suspensions. Should future researchers prioritize outcomes more aligned with restorative justice's overall goals?

    Addressing Racial Disparities, Restorative Justice, Youth Initiatives
  • Publication

    Fact Sheet: Staten Island Justice Center

    The Staten Island Justice Center offers an array of programming for both youth and adults in Staten Island, focusing on engaging those with current or past justice involvement. The Justice Center provides judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys with alternative community sentencing options that hold individuals accountable in a way that is meaningful, proportionate, and restorative.

    Youth Initiatives, Diversion, Rethinking Incarceration
  • Video

    An Introduction to Youth Impact Bronx

    by William Harkins

    Youth Impact: Bronx is a youth leadership program that offers a restorative approach to issues that young people face. Volunteer members develop and pilot projects to promote community change, lead restorative circles for their peers, and take actions to address the underlying issues causing youth contact with the criminal legal system. Youth Impact offers individual support, mentorship, and educational opportunities to support members as they move towards their individual goals. Watch the video to hear from young people themselves what this program means to them and their community.

    Diversion, Engaging Communities, Reducing Trauma, Restorative Justice, Youth Initiatives
  • Audio

    Cages Don't Help Us Heal

    by Matt Watkins

    Hurt people hurt people. That's not an excuse for harm, but it fuels much of the criminal justice system. At 19, Marlon Peterson was the unarmed lookout on a robbery where two people were killed. Peterson spent a decade behind bars. He writes about those years, and the childhood in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, that preceded them, in his new memoir. I made my own choices, Peterson says, “but I also did not choose to experience the type of things I experienced.”

    Reducing Trauma, Reducing Violence, Youth Initiatives
  • Video

    Expanding in Queens: Reaching People In and Outside the Justice System

    by William Harkins

    Our Queens Community Justice Center recently moved to a new location and is planning to open a new office in the Rockaways. The Justice Center is dedicated to supporting people both in and outside the justice system, providing a range of services and opportunities for civic engagement for people of all ages. In this video, see the new space and hear our staff share how expanding services will build a stronger community for the residents of Queens.

    Youth Initiatives, Diversion

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • …
  • Next page →
  • Last page Last →
Center for Court Innovation logo Center for Court Innovations

Footer menu

  • Contact
  • Expert Assistance
  • Research
  • Accessibility Statement

This website is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).

© 2023 Center for Justice Innovation

Subscribe to Our Email Newsletter

Social Navigation

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Add Innovation to Your Inbox

Receive important updates about our work transforming the justice system

Sign Up Now