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    A New Approach to Young Adult Justice

    by Tia Pooler and Kimberly Dalve

    An evaluation of the Brooklyn Young Adult Court—a misdemeanor court for 16- to 24-year-olds—found fewer convictions and less use of jail for participants, with no discernible ​risk to public safety. The court provides social services and alternatives to traditional prosecution, partly in response to research showing young people have markedly different brain development from older adults. The report ends with recommendations for other jurisdictions looking to adopt a new approach to young adult justice.

    Community Justice, Diversion, Problem-Solving Justice, Youth Initiatives
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    Fact Sheet: Brooklyn Justice Initiatives

    An overview of Brooklyn Justice Initiatives, a program that seeks to forge a new response to misdemeanor and non-violent felony defendants in Kings County, New York.

    Bail Reform
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    The Impact of Youth Diversion in Brooklyn

    by Tia Pooler

    Youth diversion programs aim to route young people away from the remaining elements of the traditional criminal justice process after their arrest.

    Community Justice, Diversion, Problem-Solving Justice, Youth Initiatives
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    Changing the Frame: Practitioner Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practice in New York City's Young Adult Courts

    by Elise White and Kimberly Dalve

    Prosecutors and defense attorneys alike believe in the benefits of social service mandates for young people charged with misdemeanor offenses but differ over the usefulness of jail sentences, according to a survey and interviews of legal practitioners across three New York City boroughs. Those findings are contained in a report setting out current justice system practices for handling misdemeanor offenses committed by young people (ages 16-24) in New York City.

    Youth Initiatives
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    Those In-Between: What We're Learning About Young Adult Justice at Community Justice 2016

    This panel, held at the 2016 Community Justice International Summit, explores new approaches to young adult justice that emphasize diversion and alternatives to incarceration.

    Problem-Solving Justice, Youth Initiatives, Community Justice
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