Research

Tom R. Tyler, professor of law and psychology at Yale Law School, presents on "Procedural Justice: Why It Matters So Much" at Community Justice 2012: the International Conference of Community Courts.

Denise O'Donnell, director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice, offers closing remarks at the International Conference of Community Courts in Washington, D.C.

Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson addresses the audience at Community Justice 2012: the International Conference of Community Courts in Washington, D.C.

This time lapse-video, produced by the Center for Court Innovation, shows a team of court-mandated offenders cleaning a site along the West Side Highway in Manhattan as part of NYC Community Cleanup. The cleanup shown here took place August 11, 2011.  For more information about this particular cleanup event, read this article in the Manhattan Times.

This nine-minute video introduces viewers to the Center for Court Innovation. It includes remarks from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker as well as interviews with Center staff, clients and community members.

In an impromptu interview after the opening ceremony for Newark Community Solutions, Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker explains why he supports the demonstration project, which provides punishment and help for low-level offending.

Excerpts from an interview about public-private partnership and the spread of new ideas throughout the judiciary.