and visitation, according to Kristine Lizdas, a managing attorney at the Battered Women's Justice Project. In this podcast, Lizdas discusses the

Justice Project's four-part model for helping judges make more informed decisions.

of NPC Research discusses

the impact of the Rockefeller Drug Law Reform, which in 2009 eliminated New York's mandatory prison sentences

for most felony drug offenders. According to a study she co-authored, court-ordered treatment enrollment after the reform

was implemented in 2009 increased by 77 percent. Also, the study estimated that there would be a potential $2 of

newly available resources after five years for every taxpayer dollar invested.

May 2013

Community Justice Center, where she applies problem-solving strategies to both family and housing cases. May

2013

Judge

Kelly O'Neill Levy discusses a case with her law clerk and resource coordinator.

Community Justice Center, where she applies problem-solving strategies to both family and housing cases. May

2013

Judge

Kelly O'Neill Levy discusses a case with her law clerk and resource coordinator.

Co-authors Michael Rempel and Suvi Hynynen Lambson discuss the findings of their study, The Adolescent Diversion Program: A First Year Evaluation of Alternatives to Conventional Case Processing for Defendants Ages 16 and 17 in New York. The study examines the first six months of the pilot Adolescent Diversion Program, finding that diverting youth to services does not increase recidivism rates and, in fact, reduces recidivism for those who would otherwise pose the greatest risk to public safety.

International, talks about reentry

courts, recidivism, and what she's learned so far from a multi-year study funded by the US Department of Justice. April 2013

Acting Supreme Court Judge Kelly O'Neill Levy discusses her transition from Bronx Family Court to the Harlem Community Justice Center, where she applies problem-solving strategies to both family and housing cases. May 2013

 

Sourdin, a professor of law and dispute resolution at Monash University in Melbourne, explains how the

Australian Centre

for Justice Innovation, which she directs, supports reform through research and experimental projects.

Christine H. Lindquist, a senior research sociologist at RTI International, talks about reentry courts, recidivism, and what she's learned so far from a multi-year study of eight diverse initiatives. April 2013

Phil Bowen, co-author of Payback with a Purpose and director of the Centre for Justice Innovation in the U.K., discusses what good "community payback" ("community service" in the U.S.) should look like, comparing the experience in the U.K. with New York City. The debate about what community payback ought to be comes at a crucial time for probation services in England and Wales, where the Government is committed to encouraging non-state organizations to provide community payback.