Announcements

New York is one of only two states that treat 16- and 17-year-old defendants as criminally responsible adults.

Following the repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws in 2009, judges in New York State have been sending more felony offenders to drug court and other forms of treatment according to Testing the Cost Savings of Judicial Diversion, a new study by researchers at the Center for Court Innovation and NPC Research.

The Center for Court Innovation—in partnership with the National Judicial College and the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance—has embarked on a national effort to help judges and court staff improve perceptions of fairness in criminal courts.

Courts have a critical role to play in combating and preventing domestic violence.

Testing a Public Health Approach to Gun Violence, a new study from the Center for Court Innovation, documents the impact of Save Our Streets, an anti-violence project in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Center for Court Innovation Celebrates Decade of Achievement

Mayor Bloomberg, Chief Judge Lippman Honor Accomplishments of Unique Public-Private Partnership