Research

Overview

Research, evaluation and dissemination play an essential role in the Center for Court Innovation's brand of justice reform. The Center uses a variety of research methodologies to evaluate whether new initiatives are successful or not, to identify areas for improvement and to document lessons for innovators around the world. The Center's research department contains more than a dozen social scientists who perform quantitative and qualitative studies. The Center shares its findings in a variety of formats, from academic publications geared to a research audience to how-to manuals for busy frontline justice system professionals to op-eds intended for the general public. While the means of dissemination may vary, the underlying goal is always the same: to use information to improve the fairness and effectiveness of the justice system.

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Publications

Small Experiments, Big Change: HOPE Probation and the Use of Demonstration Projects to Advance Criminal Justice Reform

By Aubrey Fox and Emily Gold

"Small Experiments, Big Change" examines the role that demonstration projects—like HOPE Probation and other once small-scale, locally-grown efforts—have had in shaping criminal justice reform nationwide.

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The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation

Edited by Shelli B. Rossman, John K. Roman, Janine M. Zweig, Michael Rempel, and Christine H. Lindquist
The National Institute of Justice's Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE) tested whether drug courts reduce drug use, crime, and associated problems; assessed how drug courts work and for whom; and analyzed cost savings in 23 drug courts and six comparison sites.

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Books

Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform: Learning from Failure

By Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox

Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform: Learning from Failure argues that public policies cannot be neatly divided into successes and failures. The book examines well-intended programs that for one reason or another fell short of their objectives yet also had positive effects.

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Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Two Randomized Trials in a Criminal Court Setting

By Michael Rempel, Melissa Labriola and Amanda Cissner

Randomized trials are the most rigorous type of research design to measure the impact of a program intervention. This paper reviews the major lessons learned from implementing two randomized trials, one in the Bronx and the other in Rochester, New York. Published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, Volume 6, Number 4 (December 2010), and available from SpringerLink online at http://www.springerlink.com/content/024666611n313122/.

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