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Trial & Error in Criminal Justice Reform: Learning from Failure
By Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox

Published by Urban Institute Press, Trial & Error in Criminal Justice Reform examines the lessons to be learned from criminal justice reform efforts that failed to achieve their goals.

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Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice
By Greg Berman and John Feinblatt

Published by The New Press, Good Courts is the first trade book to describe the problem-solving court movement. Publishers Weekly called Good Courts an "accessible and provocative call for change."

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A Problem-Solving Revolution: Making Change Happen in State Courts
By Staff of the Center for Court Innovation

In this collection of essays, Center for Court Innovation staff identify and address some of the most challenging questions faced by states as they seek to reform their court systems, moving beyond the implementation of specialized pilot projects.

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Documenting Results: Research on Problem-Solving Justice
By Staff of the Center for Court Innovation

This collection of research reports, written by Center for Court Innovation staff, analyzes the impact of a broad range of problem-solving initiatives launched in New York State and nationwide over the past decade.

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Dispensing Justice Locally: The Implementation and Effects of the Midtown Community Court
By Richard Curtis, Brian Ostrom, David Rottman, and Michele Sviridoff

Published by Harwood Academic Publishers, this book offers the original evaluation of the country's first community court, the Midtown Community Court,examining the court's impacts on local crime, public opinion and jail expeditures.

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Drug Courts: Personal Stories
Edited by Robert Wolf and Greg Berman
A publication of the Center for Court Innovation and the New York State Unified Court System, Drug Courts: Personal Stories shares the accounts of the men and women who have turned their lives around by participating in New York’s drug courts—and the judges and case managers who help make this change happen.