This fact sheet summarizes the mission and impact of Bronx Community Solutions, an initiative of the Center for Court Innovation that seeks to apply a problem-solving approach to non-violent cases in the Bronx.
Bronx County Criminal Court Supervising Judge George A. Grasso answers the question: What are some of the challenges to innovation in the court system and how do you overcome them?
Bronx County Criminal Court Supervising Judge George A. Grasso answers the question: How has the Center for Court Innovation and Bronx Community Solutions supported your work as a judge?
This video offers excerpts of speeches from the 10th anniversary celebration of Bronx Community Solutions on April 21, 2015 in the ceremonial courtroom at Bronx Supreme Court.
Bronx Community Solutions seeks to re-engineer the response to low-level crime in the Bronx, New York. By providing judges with additional sentencing options for non-violent offenders, Bronx Community Solutions reduces the reliance on short-term jail sentences and offers defendants the assistance they need to avoid further criminal conduct.
This report examines the first six months of the pilot Adolescent Diversion Program for court involved 16- and 17- year-olds in New York State. The study found that diverting young people to services does not increase recidivism rates and, in fact, reduces recidivism for those who would otherwise pose the greatest risk to public safety.
Many communities across the country grapple with how best to respond to prostitution. This publication provides an overview of the ideas behind the Midtown Community Court's STARS program, a prostitution diversion program in Midtown Manhattan that provides trafficked women links to counseling and other services in lieu of short stints in jail. Also highlighted are adaptations of prostitution diversion programs in Queens and the Bronx.
Dan Cipullo, director of the Criminal Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, discusses why and how the court expanded its community court approach from one neighborhood to cover the entire city.
