Tim Murray is the Executive Director of the Pretrial Justice Institute, the nation’s leader in pretrial justice reform. He was worked as a criminal justice practitioner at the local, state and federal levels. While in Miami, he was one of the principal architects and administrator of the nation’s first drug court. He went on to serve with the US Department of Justice as the first Director of the Drug Court Program Office. Following that appointment, he held the positions of Director of Policy and Planning and Director of Program Development at the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Zili Sloboda is Senior Research Associate at the University of Akron’s Institute for Health and Social Policy. Prior to coming to the University in 1999, she was the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
A look at the early years of the groundbreaking Midtown Community Court. This 12 minute video, which was produced in 1996, is narrated by Charles Kuralt.
An overview of Bronx Community Solutions, an experimental project that brings the problem-solving principles to over 40 courtrooms in a busy urban courthouse. This 8 minute video was produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Meema Spadola.
Excerpts from the PBS documentary "Red Hook Justice." This video, by award-winning filmmaker Meema Spadola, offers a look into the workings of this innovative justice center. (Spanish version Translation by La Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas de la Organización de los Estados Americanos / Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission of the Organization of American States)
A brief article highlighting the major findings and implications of the Center's comparison of defendant perceptions of fairness at the Red Hook Community Justice Center and a nearby "downtown" criminal court.
This short video is a companion to Drug Courts: Personal Stories, a book that features drug court graduates who, after many years of personal struggle and involvement in the criminal justice system, finally pulled their lives together.
Meet Theresa, an alumni member of the Youth Justice Board, a leadership and civic engagement program in New York City. The Youth Justice Board brings together a group of teens to investigate an issue that deeply affects young people and develop policy proposals based on their research.
Judge Rowley has been instrumental in shaping the family treatment court model in New York State, having founded the Tompkins County Family Treatment Court in 2001. In 2007, he was elected president of the New York Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals.