Community Justice

Publications

Minding the Elephant: Criminal Defense Practice in Community Courts

By Julian Adler and Brett Taylor

One of the enduring critiques of community courts is that they undermine the defense bar and erode due process protections. This essay in The Judges' Journal contends that community courts can actually enhance defense practice by providing opportunities for heightened advocacy and individualized case resolutions.

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Interviews

Giving the Community a Role in Corrections

Derek Miodownik, restorative systems administrator for the Vermont Department of Corrections, talks about the state's innovative experiments in community and restorative justice, including Citizen Reparative Boards, which give panels of community members a role in working with misdemeanor offenders, and Circles of Support and Accountability, which link community members with parolees convicted of serious crimes.

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A New Community Court Dedicated to the Homeless at Bud Clark Commons Opened Friday

The Oregonian, 4 May 2012

The Oregonian covers the first session of the Bud Clark Commons Community Court, the first in the nation located in a homeless facility, and quotes the Center for Court Innovation's director of technical assistance, Julius Lang.

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The Criminal Justice Conversations Podcast with David Onek

Berkeley Law, 29 February 2012

Center for Court Innovation Director Greg Berman talks with the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice about community justice and criminal justice reform.

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Community Courts Help Make Justice System Credible, Robinson Says

The Crime Report, 31 January 2012

The Crime Report covers Assistant U.S. Attorney General Laurie Robinson's remarks at Community Justice 2012, an international conference on community justice in Washington, D.C.

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Brooklyn District Attorney Sets Sights High for 2012

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 4 January 2012

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports on the Kings County District Attorney's goal to clean up Brownsville by instituting re-entry programs and eventually building a community courthouse.

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Involved Communities Support Vermont's Restorative Justice Panels

Yvonne Byrd, director of the Montpelier Community Justice Center, Karen Vastine, the community justice coordinator in Burlington, and Marc Wennberg, director of the St. Alban’s Community Justice Center, explain how volunteers help craft restorative responses to crime and conflict in Vermont. (September 2011)

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