In this New Thinking podcast, Tracey L. Meares, the Walton Hale Hamilton Professor at Yale Law School, outlines the four components of procedural justice and their power to enhance perceptions of government legitimacy. She also discusses how procedural justice is incorporated into Chicago Offender Notification Forums, an anti-violence intervention that she helped design. (June 2014)

New York University Law School Professor James Jacobs, author of "The Eternal Criminal Record" (Harvard University Press), discusses the proliferation of electronic criminal records and the challenges they pose for a free society. (March 2015)

Judge Stephanie L. Rhoades, who helped found and has presided over the Anchorage Mental Health Court since 1998, and Kathi R. Trawver, associate professor of the School of Social Work at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, discuss the court's origins, accomplishments and lessons. They co-authored "Homesteading a Pioneering Mental Health Court: A Judicial Perspective from the Last Frontier" for American Behavioral Scientist.

Denise O'Donnell, director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, discusses the Bureau's strategic mission and holistic approach to justice reform. She also outlines the Bureau's new suite of Smart on Crime programs.

Judge Braden C. Woods of the San Francisco Community Justice Center discusses the practical implications of expanding the court's caseload to include low-level felonies, and he reflects on his first year on the job. (April 2014)

Stephanie L. Rhoades, who helped found and has presided over the Anchorage Mental Health Court since 1998,

and Kathi

R. Trawver, associate professor of the School of Social Work at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, discuss

the court's origins, accomplishments and lessons. They co-authored "Homesteading a Pioneering Mental Health Court: A Judicial Perspective from the Last

Frontier" for American Behavioral Scientist.

Cynthia G. Lee and David B. Rottman, researchers from the National Center for State Courts, discuss some of the key findings in their new report, A Community Court Grows in Brooklyn: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Red Hook Community Justice Center. (November 2013)

to youth with mental illness involved in the juvenile justice system in Queens, New York. Here, researcher Josephine

Hahn discusses the findings of an impact

evaluation of the program. (February 2014)

The court is one of three domestic violence courts in the U.S. selected by the Department of Justice's Office

on Violence Against Women to serve as a mentor court, helping other courts develop more effective responses to domestic

violence. In this episode of New Thinking, the judges explain how they divide their duties, work closely with the

community, and promote rapid disposition of cases.

Justice Corps is an intensive career development and service program for justice-involved young men and

women. Project Manager Tai Alex explains how the initiative works, and

participants Elijah Blount and Anthony Brown discuss what they've learned so far.