Research

Burke Fitzpatrick administers the Office of Justice Programs in South Carolina's Department of Public Safety, which distributes federal justice dollars to programs in the state. In this interview, he explains why he thinks problem-solving courts have been a good investment and what he looks for in a funding application.

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Kurt Sandstrom, assistant deputy minister of Alberta Justice in Alberta, Canada discusses his province's efforts to break cycles of offending with integrated, evidence-based services.  (February 2012)

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Sociologist Andrew Papachristos focuses his studies on urban neighborhoods, social networks, street gangs, violent crime, and gun violence. A Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar at Harvard University, Papachristos discusses how social network analysis can aid crime prevention. (January 2012)

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In domestic violence courts, case and resource coordinators help to screen eligible cases, gather information on offender compliance, and make service referrals. To hear judges’ perspectives about their first-hand experiences with case coordinators in domestic violence  and integrated domestic violence courts, click on the links below.

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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.

The Center for Court Innovation celebrated its 15th anniversary on Oct. 4, 2011 at the Chelsea Art Museum with the help of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Center Director Greg Berman, and Mayoral Advisor John Feinblatt, who was the evening's honoree.

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