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  • 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
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    Community Justice Today: Values, Guiding Principles, and Models

    The idea of community justice encompasses a diverse and growing range of evidence-based initiatives which seek to reduce crime by strengthening communities and redressing longstanding inequities. In recognition of the ways in which the approach has evolved over the years, this publication presents a new set of guiding principles of community justice and offers inventive models for putting them into practice, both inside and outside of the courtroom.

    Community Justice
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    Fact Sheet: Red Hook Community Justice Center

    The Red Hook Community Justice Center works to strengthen Red Hook, Brooklyn, and surrounding areas by reducing crime and the use of incarceration, improving public trust in justice, and collaborating with the community to solve local problems.

    Community Justice, Problem-Solving Justice, Reducing Violence
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    Evicting Evictions

    by Matt Watkins

    Housing is a human right. What if we designed our systems—beginning with Housing Court—to embody that? Given the current eviction crisis, it's a far-off concept, but there's work to make it a reality in pockets across the country. In this special episode of New Thinking, hear a profile of one of those efforts in Brooklyn, led by our Red Hook Community Justice Center.

    Access to Justice, Addressing Racial Disparities
  • Publication

    Fact Sheet: Housing Justice

    Housing is a human right and the foundation for strong communities. Access to a safe and affordable home creates economic and community stability. This fact sheet highlights the challenges and how our staff are working to prevent evictions, help landlords address health hazards, and increase tenant financial and legal empowerment. By addressing issues early, we keep people safely housed and avoid legal system involvement that can affect employment, family security, and future access to stable housing.

    Access to Justice
  • Publication

    Eviction Prevention and Mental Health

    by Ignacio Jaureguilorda, Faith Laurel, Ruth Lopez, and Merrill Rotter

    While eviction is a universally stressful event, people with mental health conditions can face unique obstacles with housing retention for reasons related specifically to their disability. This guide provides a review of housing settings and specific risks of eviction for individuals with mental illness before focusing on housing court and the challenges these individuals and court personnel face therein and identifies junctures at which supportive, problem-solving interventions can ensure the necessary community supports and legal representation.

    Placemaking, Reducing Trauma, Reentry
  • Video

    John Jay College Honors Judge Calabrese

    Honoring Judge Alex Calabrese as a "fierce advocate for justice," John Jay College of Criminal Justice awarded the presiding judge of our Red Hook Community Justice Center an honorary degree alongside the class of 2019. Featured at the May commencement, this short film highlights Calabrese's transformational leadership in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and how an emphasis on healing can advance a more humane and effective justice system.

    Problem-Solving Justice, Restorative Justice, Community Justice
  • Publication

    Perceptions of Safety, Community, and the Criminal Justice System in Red Hook, Brooklyn

    by Suvi Hynynen Lambson

    This report provides the results of a regular community survey intended to give voice to the concerns of the people who live and work in the Red Hook neighborhood in southwest Brooklyn, the home of our Red Hook Community Justice Center. This 2016 survey measured citizen perceptions of neighborhood quality of life, public safety, and satisfaction with local criminal justice agencies.

    Community Justice
  • Video

    What Brought You to the Red Hook Community Justice Center Today?

    The Red Hook Community Justice Center serves as a hub for an array of unconventional programs. This video highlights the unique and multi-faceted roles that the Justice Center plays in the lives of its community members. The common thread is that the Justice Center is changing lives every day.

    Problem-Solving Justice, Community Justice
  • Video

    The Short Answer: How has Red Hook Changed as a Neighborhood Since the Launch of the Red Hook Community Justice Center?

    Errol Louis, journalist at NY1 News and host of Inside City Hall, responds to the question:  How has Red Hook changed as a neighborhood since the launch of the Red Hook Community Justice Center?

    Problem-Solving Justice, Community Justice

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