New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation

Judge Miriam Cyrulnik explains how the court–the first of its kind in the country–addresses the unique needs of adolescent domestic violence victims and perpetrators. ROBERT V. WOLF: Hi, this is Rob Wolf, director of communications at the Center for Court Innovation, and welcome to another episode of New Thinking, a podcast produced by the Center for Court Innovation to highlight practitioners, re...

Judge Matthew D’Emic and others explain how the Brooklyn Mental Health Court links mentally-ill offenders to treatment and rigorously monitors compliance. ROBERT V. WOLF: This is Rob Wolf, director of communications at the Center for Court Innovation. Today we’re going to take a look at the Brooklyn Mental Health Court, the first court of its kind in New York State to link mentally ill offenders t...

Jack Straw, the United Kingdom’s justice secretary and lord chancellor, experiences a judge’s-eye view of the courtroom, quizzes staff about operations, and meets with a group of ex-offenders who have gotten their lives back on track during a visit to the Red Hook Community Justice Center in February 2008. ROBERT V. WOLF: The courtroom of the Redhook Community Justice Center is, in many ways, like...