County Defending Childhood Initative, which  seeks to address violence against children in one of the country's

most violent areas - Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Their unique approach

includes the creation of an integrated, county-wide screening, assessment, and service system for children ages

0-18 who have experienced violence and trauma. The initative is part of the Department of Justice's Defending Childhood Demonstration

Program, which funded eight sites across the country to  respond to the problem

of children's exposure to violence. The

Center for Court Innovation has produced a report on the Cuyahoga County Defending Childhood Initative, a series

of reports on five other sites, and a report that condenses

lessons learned across the sites. 

This podcast covers the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, with highlights including speeches from New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, and honoree Stuart Gold, of Cravath, Swain, and Moore. 

Lama Ayoub, and Elise Jensen discuss their National Institute of Justice funded report on the United States Department

of Justice's Defending Childhood Demonstration Program. The program, which began in 2010,

funded eight pilot sites across the country to address children's exposure to violence. The Center produced

a series

of reports on six of the eight sites, as well as a report that

condenses lessons learned across the sites. 

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children discuss their organization’s approach to supervised visitation.

Supervised visitation is frequently required by courts in child welfare or domestic violence cases and allows children

to meet with non-custodial parents in a secure and controlled environment. The Society's therapeutic model includes

safety planning, parent education classes, special training for the professionals supervising the visits, and close

collaboration with the courts.

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children discuss their organization’s approach to supervised visitation.

Supervised visitation is frequently required by courts in child welfare or domestic violence cases and allows children

to meet with non-custodial parents in a secure and controlled environment. The Society's therapeutic model includes

safety planning, parent education classes, special training for the professionals supervising the visits, and close

collaboration with the courts.

Center for Court Innovation Associate Director of Research Sarah Picard-Fritsche discusses the risk-need-responsivity model for working with offenders and the Center's efforts to create a brief screening tool for assessing the risks and needs of criminal defendants. (May 2015)

This podcast presents highlights from Sustainable Strategies, a one-day event organized by the Center for Court Innovation and Coro New York Leadership Center in September 2015. Representatives from 11 organizations discussed successes, challenges, and strategies used to meaningfully engage young people and elevate their voices in policy discussions through youth advisory boards. Members of youth justice boards also shared their experiences and insights with the group. 

In this podcast, Kari Kerr and Kristi Hall-Jiran talk about Safer Tomorrows, Grand Forks, North Dakota's Defending Childhood Initiative. Safer Tomorrows implemented universal violence prevention programming in public, private, and rural schools across Grand Forks County, beginning with pre-kindergarten and extending to high school. The initative is part of the Department of Justice's Defending Childhood Demonstration Program, which funded eight sites across the country to  respond to the problem of children's exposure to violence. The Center for Court Innovation has produced a report on Safer Tomorrows, a series of reports on five other sites, and a report that condenses lessons learned across the sites. 

 

Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, New York is working with community partners to develop a restorative, strength-based program that will divert high-risk youth from gang involvement as well as violent behavior. At the kick-off summit for the Minority Youth Violence Prevention initiative, Nancy Frank and Ralphalla Richardson discuss how they became interested in partnering with police to help stop the cycle of harm in some of Binghamton’s struggling neighborhoods.

working with offenders and the Center's efforts to develop a screening tool for misdemeanor offenders.