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Annual Report: 2011

Highlights of the Center for Court Innovation's accomplishments in 2011.

The View from the Bench: Judges Answer Questions about Case Coordinators

In domestic violence courts, case and resource coordinators play several important roles, including: screening and identifying eligible cases, gathering information on offender compliance, and making service referrals. Case coordinators have varying titles in different courts and are sometimes referred to as resource coordinators or docket coordinators. To hear judges’ perspectives about their first-hand experiences with case coordinators in domestic violence (DV) and integrated domestic violence (IDV) courts, click on their names below to hear their answers to the following questions.

Changing Perceptions: A Conversation on Prostitution Diversion with Judge Fernando Camacho

Queens County (NY) Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters Judge Fernando Camacho discusses why he created the Queens County Prostitution Diversion Court, an innovative program that helps prostituted/trafficked populations leave the life of prostitution by linking them to counseling and social services instead of sentencing them to jail time. (January 2012)

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East Harlem Juvenile Gang Task Force: 2011 Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan

By Raye Barbieri, Christopher Watler, John Megaw, Susanna Osorno-Crandall and Bryn Herrschaft

This Needs Assessment documents the findings of a year-long investigation of youth violence in East Harlem. The Strategic Plan contains recommendations for gang prevention, intervention and suppression approaches.

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State and Tribal Court: Strategies for Bridging the Divide

By Aaron Arnold, Sarah Cumbie Reckess and Robert V. Wolf

This monograph describes the current landscape of collaboration between state and tribal justice systems, detailing the history, barriers to effective cooperation, and promising recent developments in the field.

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Recidivism Among Parolees in New York City, 2001-2008

By Bryn Herrschaft

This report provides a profile of parolees released from upstate prisons to New York City between 2001 and 2008. Findings include a three-year re-arrest rate of 53% and a three-year return to prison rate of 29%. As context, the Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates that nationwide, approximately one-third of formerly incarcerated persons on community supervision are returned to prison.

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Civil Protective Orders: Justice or Just a Piece of Paper

In this 2011 webinar, T.K. Logan, researcher in the Behavioral Science department at the University of Kentucky, presents findings from her recent Kentucky study on the effectiveness of civil protection orders. Her research indicates that civil protection orders play a role in increasing victim safety and are cost effective for state governments.

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Case Coordinators in Domestic Violence Courts: Five Key Roles

By Domestic Violence Staff of the Center for Court Innovation

This fact sheet outlines five key roles of the case/ resource coordinator position in domestic violence courts.

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Informed Decision-Making: The Role of the Advocate

Advocates play a key role in Domestic Violence Courts. This 2011 webinar focuses on the opportunities and limitations for Domestic Violence Courts' collaboration with community- and system-based advocates, as seen in a variety of jurisdictions.

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Innovation in Criminal Justice: A Graduate School Curriculum

By Aubrey Fox and Emily Gold

"Innovation in Criminal Justice" is a semester-long curriculum for graduate students in the fields of public policy, criminal justice, and law--aiming to promote discussion among the next generation of criminal justice leaders about risk-taking and failure.

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From Chicago to Brooklyn: A Case Study in Program Replication

By Greg Berman and Emily Gold

“From Chicago to Brooklyn” charts the course of a program’s efforts in Crown Heights, Brooklyn to replicate CeaseFire Chicago, an anti-gun violence model.

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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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Adapting to Bad News: Lessons from the Harlem Parole Reentry Court

By Zachary Hamilton

This paper provides results from an impact evaluation of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court. Although the court reduced re-convictions, increased parole revocations were also detected, suggesting that the increased reentry court supervision may have unintended negative consequences. Possible policy implications are discussed, including the need for improved staff training and for greater reliance on graduated sanctions in lieu of revocation. Published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Volume 50: 7 (2011).

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