Overview
Community courts across the country divert people experiencing homelessness from the justice system. Judicial and court partners can be strong allies for police working with this population, as they often have priority access to needed services and resources. Police and courts are partners in this work, as each can offer a person experiencing homelessness the chance to receive services instead of a sentence. In this video, a panel of specialty court judges talks about work taking place in their communities and provides recommendations on how police can partner with similar programs in their home communities.
For a full transcript of the video, click here.
