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By Jimena Martinez

A manual to help justice practitioners communicate about their work with the public and key institutional stakeholders. Includes 10 key steps for effective communication, extensive links to on-line resources, and guides offering sample logos, brochures and flyers as well as practical tips for communication strategies like "Crafting a Core Message."

By Elvita Dominique

With support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bronx Defenders launched the Center for Holistic Defense in 2010. The Center for Holistic Defense has issued its first "request for proposals" (or RFP), which will allow it to help three jurisdictions in the development of a holistic defense practice.

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In January 2010, the Bronx Defenders launched the Center for Holistic Defense in collaboration with the Center for Court Innovation and John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Gretta Bush and Bobby Davis of High Point Community Against Violence explain how the Drug Market Initiative--a program developed by David Kennedy of John Jay College of Criminal Justice--offers a sustainable and effective strategy for ending the violence associated with open-air drug markets.

An 11 minute video about the Center for Court Innovation created in honor of the 2009 Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation.

By Michelle Zeitler

This report presents a three-year evaluation of the Touro Law Center's Court Observation Program, which requires first-year law students to study and witness courtroom practice in both state and federal courthouses in Suffolk County, New York, with the goal of facilitating early practical exposure to the court system.

By Donald J. Farole, Jr.

This journal article presents an abridged version of the Center for Court Innovation's nationwide survey of more than 1,000 randomly selected trial court judges concerning their attitudes and practices with respect to problem-solving.

By Amanda Cissner and Donald J. Farole, Jr.

This paper examines failures that occur during the implementation of a new initiative, seeking to identify lessons that may help practitioners avoid future pitfalls.

Mary Kay Hudson, problem-solving court administrator for Indiana, discusses the challenges of coordinating problem-solving courts on a statewide basis.

Mary Kay Hudson, Problem-Solving Court Administrator, Indiana Judicial Center
In 2006, Mary Kay Hudson’s title was changed from “drug court coordinator” to “problem-solving court administrator” to reflect the inclusion of reentry courts in her portfolio at the Indiana Judicial Center (an agency of the Indiana Supreme Court responsible, among other things, for education, research, and certification of probation officers and courts). In June 2009, she spoke with Robert V. Wolf, director of communications at the Center for Court Innovation, about the challenges of coordinating problem-solving courts on a statewide basis.

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By Robert V. Wolf

Published in the National Black Law Journal, this article is an attempt to highlight key concerns that are ripe for future exploration and analysis.