Testing New Ideas: Evidence, Innovation and Community Courts

This film tells the story of community courts, an experimental approach to low-level crime initially tested in Midtown Manhattan in the 1990s. By combining punishment (typically community re... Read allThis film tells the story of community courts, an experimental approach to low-level crime initially tested in Midtown Manhattan in the 1990s. By combining punishment (typically community restitution, like picking up trash or painting over graffiti) with help (such as drug treatm... Read allThis film tells the story of community courts, an experimental approach to low-level crime initially tested in Midtown Manhattan in the 1990s. By combining punishment (typically community restitution, like picking up trash or painting over graffiti) with help (such as drug treatment, mental health counseling, or other social service), community courts seek to promote ... Read all