Research

By David C. Anderson and Greg Berman

Tips for community justice planners about how to build stronger connections between neighborhoods and the criminal justice system.

By Juli Ana Grant

An in-depth look at the establishment of the first designated sex offense court in New York State.

NEW YORK, N.Y., January 23, 2013—According to new research from the Center for Court Innovation, the average monthly shooting rates in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where the anti-violence project Save Our Streets operates, decreased by six percent from early 2010 through 2011. In surrounding areas shooting rates increased by 18 to 28 percent. When compared with the upward trend in the surrounding precincts, the research suggests that gun violence in Crown Heights was 20 percent lower than what it would have been without Save Our Streets.

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By Rachel Swaner

This report is a brief evaluation of the Youth Justice Board's work on alternative-to-detention programs during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 program years. Findings show that the Board was successful in getting policymakers to listen to their policy recommendations and to implement one of them.

By Somjen M. Frazer

A brief article highlighting the major findings and implications of the Center's comparison of defendant perceptions of fairness at the Red Hook Community Justice Center and a nearby "downtown" criminal court.

By Sarah Picard-Fritsche

An evaluation of the comprehensive drug screening and referral system launched by the Brooklyn Criminal Court in 2003. The evaluation found that the initiative led to a significantly larger and more diverse pool of defendants to be screened, referred, and enrolled in treatment.