in Justice, David Slayton, executive director of the Texas Office of Court Administration, talks

about using data to implement procedural justice and address racial disparities in the justice system.

Joe Perez, the presiding judge of the Orange County Community Court, discusses how the principles of procedural justice inform both design and process in his courthouse. Perez is a lifelong resident of Orange County whose father was the first Spanish-speaking attorney and judge in the county. The interview with Robert Wolf, director of communications at the Center for Court Innovation, took place while Judge Perez was in Chicago to speak at Community Justice 2016.

This podcast is part of a series highlighting innovative approaches to reducing violence and improving health outcomes among at-risk minority youth at the nine demonstration sites of the Minority Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. One of these demonstrations sites is the Children in Trauma Intervention, or CITI, program in Cincinnati. Nancy Wagner, who oversees grants and grant information for the Cincinnati Police Department, and Lieutenant Jay Johnstone, of the department’s Youth Services Unit joined this week's podcast to discuss CITI's unique curriculum, parent-engagement strategy, and trauma-informed approach.

in Justice, Michael Young, chief public defender of Bexar County in Texas, talks about innovative

programs to assist defendants with mental health challenges.

Judge Steve Leifman, associate administrative judge of the Miami-Dade County Court Criminal Division and presiding judge of its Criminal Mental Health Project, has worked at the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system in Miami-Date County for decades. In this podcast, he outlines the challenges of addressing the high occurrence of mental illness in Miami's courts and prisons, the fraught history of incarcerating those with mental health needs, and ways in which the justice system can change its response to those living with mental illness.

Community Engagement, and Innovative Practices in a Changing Landscape symposium held in Anaheim

in December 2015, Alameda County Chief Public Defender Brendon Woods discusses diversion and the importance of giving

low-level offenders the opportunity to avoid a criminal record.

Community Engagement, and Innovative Practices in a Changing Landscape symposium held in Anaheim

in December 2015, Alameda County Chief Public Defender Brendon Woods discusses diversion and the importance of giving

low-level offenders the opportunity to avoid a criminal record.

In this podcast recorded at the Courts, Community Engagement, and Innovative Practices in a Changing Landscape symposium held in Anaheim in December 2015, Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones discusses the difficult historical relationship between police and communities of color and new opportunities to build stronger police community relationships.

In this podcast recorded at the Courts, Community Engagement, and Innovative Practices in a Changing Landscape symposium held in Anaheim in December 2015, San Diego County Chief Probation Office Mack Jenkins discusses the importance of risk assessment and how his department uses evidence-based practices to tailor its responses to offenders on probation.

Justice, Dr. Bryon Adinoff, Distinguished Professor of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Research

at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the Director of Research in Mental Health

at the VA North Texas Health Care System, talks about the latest research on addiction and pharmacological or medication-assisted

treatment, as well as how they can impact the criminal justice system.