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	�Applying the Problem-Solving Model Outside of Problem-Solving Courts�
	By Francine Byrne, Donald Farole, Jr., Nora Puffett, and Michael Rempel
	A brief article highlighting major findings and lessons concerning the potential to apply problem-solving practices in a more in-depth way throughout the courts. Longer versions of this research are available in other publications. Published in Judicature, Volume 89, No. 1 (2005).
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	A Comparison of Two Prosecution Policies in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence: Mandatory Case Filing vs. Following the Victim�s Lead (COMPLETE DOCUMENT)
	By Robert Davis, Donald Farole, Jr., Chris O'Sullivan, and Michael Rempel
	Whether prosecution should proceed in domestic violence cases without the support of the victim is an important question with valid theoretical arguments on each side but a dearth of empirical data. This study compared case outcomes, victim satisfaction, and costs in a jurisdiction where the DA�s Office typically declines to file cases when the victim opposes prosecution (the Bronx) with a jurisdiction where the DA�s Office has a universal filing policy (Brooklyn).
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	A Comparison of Two Prosecution Policies in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence: Mandatory Case Filing vs. Following the Victim�s Lead (EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ONLY)
	By Robert Davis, Donald Farole, Jr., Chris O'Sullivan, and Michael Rempel
	Whether prosecution should proceed in domestic violence cases without the support of the victim is an important question with valid theoretical arguments on each side but a dearth of empirical data. This study compared case outcomes, victim satisfaction, and costs in a jurisdiction where the DA�s Office typically declines to file cases when the victim opposes prosecution (the Bronx) with a jurisdiction where the DA�s Office has a universal filing policy (Brooklyn).
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	A Decade of Change: The First 10 Years of the Center for Court Innovation
	A white paper looking at the history and accomplishments of the Center for Court Innovation.
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	A Problem-Solving Revolution: Making Change Happen in State Courts
	By Staff of the Center for Court Innovation
	In recent years, a number of states have worked to transform how courts respond to difficult cases where social, human and legal problems intersect. Building on the success of pioneering drug courts, community courts, mental health courts and domestic violence courts, state court systems are increasingly seeking to make problem-solving innovation a permanent feature of the judicial branch. Recognizing this, the Center for Court Innovation has made a significant intellectual investment in understanding the practical, political and conceptual challenges of �going to scale� with problem-solving innovation. In this collection of essays Center staff have sought to identify and address some of the most challenging questions faced by states as they seek to reform their court systems.
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	Action Research: Using Information to Improve Your Drug Court
	By Michael Rempel
	A practical guide for drug court administrators and staff reporting how they can use data productively to monitor their operations, measure key performance indicators, identify areas of success, and bring to light problem areas or ways to improve.
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	An Informed Response: An Overview of the Domestic Violence Court Technology Application and Resource Link
	By Pamela Young
	A close look at the information system used in New York State's domestic violence courts.
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	And the Survey Says...: Making Change Happen in State Courts
	By Aubrey Fox
	Results from a survey of 500 state criminal court judges about their attitudes towards common problems within criminal courts as well as a variety of new tools and strategies for addressing these problems.
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	"Applying Problem-Solving Principles in Mainstream Courts: Lessons for State Courts"
	By Francine Byrne, Donald Farole, Jr., Nora Puffett, and Michael Rempel
	A summary of focus groups of judges in New York and California examining which practices of problem-solving courts can be integrated into conventional court operations. Published in The Justice System Journal, Volume 26, No. 1 (2005)
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	Beyond Big Cities: The Problem-Solving Innovations of Community Prosecutors in Smaller Jurisdictions
	By Nicole Campbell and Robert V. Wolf
	Community prosecution was developed in large and medium-sized jurisdictions, like Brooklyn, Portland and Austin. But the approach has relevancy to rural or smaller jurisdictions, too. This white papers examines the challenges and rewards of community prosecution programs in less populated and rural communities, using the experience of jurisdictions like Pueblo, Colorado; Madison County, Illinois; and Enotah, Georgia, as a guide.
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	Blueprint for Change Executive Summary
	By Liberty Aldrich, Greg Berman, and Shirley A. Dobbin
	The Blueprint for Change outlines a step by step process to build on the reforms underway in New York City Family Court by institutionalizing the problem-solving approach.
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	"Breaking the Boundaries"
	By Greg Berman
	A description of the development of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, a multi-jurisdictional community court in Brooklyn, N.Y. Published in New Statesman, Vol. 17, Issue 794 (Feb. 16, 2004)

	Breaking with Tradition: Introducing Problem Solving in Conventional Courts
	By Robert V. Wolf
	An overview of why problem solving strategies are desirable and techniques practitioners can deploy to introduce these strategies in conventional courtrooms.
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	Bridging the Gap: Researchers, Practitioners, and the Future of Drug Courts
	By Aubrey Fox
	An edited transcript focused on the intersection of drug courts, research and state court system reform efforts.
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	Bridging Theory and Practice: A Roundtable about Court Responses to Domestic Violence
	By Carolyn Turgeon
	An edited transcript of a daylong conversation among 20 national experts as they explored options for improving criminal court responses to domestic violence, with particular focus on batterer program mandates, judicial monitoring, probation supervision, and victim advocacy.
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	Bringing Domestic Violence Best Practices to New York's Town and Village Courts
	By Amanda Cissner
	Based on findings from a recent training series, this descriptive study documents the current domestic violence policies and practices of town and village justice courts located in one rural county of upstate, New York. The report highlights the challenges faced by many rural jurisdictions in implementing domestic violence best practices and measures the effectiveness of a traditional training for small jurisdictions.
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	Bronx Community Solutions: A Video Introduction
	A documentary-style overview of Bronx Community Solutions, an experimental project that brings the problem-solving principles of the Midtown Community Court and Red Hook Community Justice Center to over 40 courtrooms in a busy urban courthouse. This 8 minute video was produced and directed by award-winning film maker Meema Spadola. Click here to see the video

	Building Trust and Managing Risk: A Look at a Felony Mental Health Court
	A detailed look at a one of the first felony mental health courts in the country, this article describes why the court's planning team chose to focus on felonies rather than misdemeanors and how the court and its partners manage potential public safety risks.
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	California's Collaborative Justice Courts: Building a Problem-Solving Judiciary
	By Robert V. Wolf
	California has more problem-solving courts than any state in the country. This report discusses how those courts developed and the state judiciary's current efforts to inculcate problem-solving principles throughout the court system.
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	Center for Court Innovation: A Video Introduction
	An overview of the Center for Court Innovation. This 8 minute video was produced and directed by award-winning film maker Meema Spadola. Click here to see the video

	Child Support Protocol: A Guide for Integrated Domestic Violence Courts
	By Liberty Aldrich and Judy Reichler
	A paper outlining best practice recommendations for courts hearing domestic violence cases, emphasizing that judges should consider financial support and other issues with victim safety in mind.
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	Collaborative Justice in Conventional Courts (Phase One): Opportunities and Barriers
	By Francine Byrne, Donald Farole, Jr., Nora Puffett, and Michael Rempel
	A study of the potential to apply specialized "problem-solving court" principles and practices more broadly throughout state court systems. Based on focus groups and interviews with 35 judges in California and New York, the study assesses which problem-solving court practices are transferable to general court calendars, the major barriers to transferability and how problem-solving methods may be more widely disseminated among judges and judicial leaders.
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	Collaborative Justice in Conventional Courts (Phase Two): Stakeholder Perspectives in California
	By Donald Farole, Jr., Nora Puffett, and Michael Rempel
	A second study of the potential to apply specialized "problem-solving court" principles and practices more broadly throughout state court systems. This study focused on the views of justice and treatment system stakeholders (prosecutors, defense attorneys, probation, treatment professionals, and representatives of statewide organizations) of whether problem-solving should be expanded beyond specialized courts; what concerns might they have about such an expansion; and, if problem-solving were to be expanded, what practical steps and operational changes would need to be implemented in and outside of the courthouse.
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	"COMMENT: Redefining Criminal Courts: Problem-Solving and the Meaning of Justice"
	By Greg Berman
	A comment on James Nolan, "Redefining Criminal Courts: Problem-Solving and the Meaning of Justice." This essay rebuts Nolan�s contention that problem-solving courts have become so blinded by the seductive rhetoric of "therapeutic jurisprudence" that they have lost sight of fundamental legal principles like due process and proportionality. Published in American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Summer 2004)

	Community Court Principles
	By Greg Berman and John Feinblatt
	A discussion of the principles underlying community courts.
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	Community Court Research: A Literature Review
	By Dana Kralstein
	A review of the basic findings of the seven most notable community court evaluations conducted to date.
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	Community Courts Across the Globe: A Survey of Goals, Performance Measures and Operations
	By Diana Karafin
	There are currently more than 50 community courts open in the U.S. and internationally. By the end of 2008, that number is expected to grow to as many as 79. Given this context of a burgeoning international community court movement, coupled with pressing questions about how to adapt the model to diverse settings, the Open Society Foundation for South Africa commissioned the Center for Court Innovation to conduct a systematic survey of community courts around the world (other than South Africa).
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	"Community Courts: A Brief Primer"
	By Greg Berman and John Feinblatt
	A discussion of the history of community courts and the principles that guide them. Published in the U.S. Attorneys' Bulletin Vol. 49, No.1 (January 2001)

	Community Courts: An Evolving Model
	By Eric Lee
	Profiles of community courts around the country. Published by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice (October 2000)
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	Community Justice Around the Globe: An International Overview
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A survey of community court and community prosecution programs around the world. Published in Crime & Justice International, July/August 2006, Vol. 22, No. 93.
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	Community Justice Centres: A US-UK Exchange
	By Greg Berman, Jon Harvey, Adam Mansky, and Greg Parston
	A discussion of the similarities and differences between the Red Hook Community Justice Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the North Liverpool Community Justice Center in England. The article also includes a summary of a discussion among academics, policymakers and criminal justice practitioners from the US and UK about community justice.
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	Reprinted with permission of the British Journal of Community Justice

	Community Justice: An International Overview -- NEW
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A redacted and updated version of the article "Community Justice Around the Globe," which originally appeared in Crime & Justice International. Published in Judicature, Vol. 91, No. 6, May-June 2008.
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	Court Responses to Batterer Program Noncompliance: A National Perspective
	By Rachel Finkelstein, Phyllis Frank, Melissa Labriola, Jim McDowell, Chris O'Sullivan, and Michael Rempel
	A study conducted in collaboration with VCS Inc. that examines how criminal courts respond when domestic violence offenders are noncompliant with a court mandate to a batterer program. The study, based on a national survey of courts, batterer programs, and victim assistance agencies in all 50 states, detected overwhelming support for the goal of "accountability" in theory but a gap between theory and practice, as most courts indicated that they do not always or often impose sanctions when offenders are noncompliant with the batterer program mandate.
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	Criminal Domestic Violence Case Processing: A case study of the five boroughs of New York City
	By Chandra Gavin and Nora Puffett
	A cross-borough comparison of prosecution and court processing practices for misdemeanor domestic violence cases. The study explores the views of different stakeholders--judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors and victim advocates--regarding the rationale and impact of criminal justice policies, with most expressing support for a specialized domestic violence court model but concern for issues of victim safety and recidivism.
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	Data, Delinquency and Drug Treatment: How Technology Can Aid a Juvenile Drug Court
	By Dory Hack
	A discussion of the web-based case management system designed for the Harlem Community Justice Center's Juvenile Intervention Court. A tool for court planners, this white paper addresses the information challenges unique to a juvenile drug court.
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	Defining the Problem: Using Data to Plan a Community Justice Project
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A look at how community justice initiatives across the county have used concrete data to define local problems.
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	Dispensing Justice Locally (PART I): The Implementation and Effects of the Midtown Community Court
	By Richard Curtis, Brian Ostrom, David Rottman, and Michele Sviridoff
	The executive summary of Part I of the original evaluation of the country's first community court--the Midtown Community Court. This evaluation was published in two phases. The first phase includes a comprehensive description of the Court and an analysis on the degree to which the Court met each of its goals. The second phase focused on impacts on recidivism rates for select sub-groups of defendants; examined impacts on jail costs after accounting for "secondary jail sentences"; explored other cost and benefit implications of the Court; and surveyed the opinions of community residents.
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	Dispensing Justice Locally (PART II): The Impacts, Costs and Benefits of the Midtown Community Court
	By David Rottman, Michele Sviridoff, and Robert Weidner
	The executive summary of Part II of the original evaluation of the country's first community court--the Midtown Community Court. This evaluation was published in two phases. The first phase includes a comprehensive description of the Court and an analysis on the degree to which the Court met each of its goals. The second phase focused on impacts on recidivism rates for select sub-groups of defendants; examined impacts on jail costs after accounting for "secondary jail sentences"; explored other cost and benefit implications of the Court; and surveyed the opinions of community residents.
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	Dispensing Justice Locally: The Implementation and Effects of the Midtown Community Court
	By Richard Curtis, Brian Ostrom, David Rottman, and Michele Sviridoff
	This is the book form of Dispensing Justice Locally (PART 1): The Implementation and Effects of the Midtown Community Court. Published by Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 2000.
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	Do Batterer Program Length or Approach Affect Completion or Re-Arrest Rates?
	By Amanda Cissner and Nora Puffett
	The research examines the use of two batterer programs with disparate program philosophies by the Brooklyn Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Court, comparing outcomes among mandated defendants. The results suggest that neither underlying program philosophy nor program length alone predict either program completion or future violence.
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	Do Batterer Programs Reduce Recidivism? Results from a Randomized Trial in the Bronx -- NEW
	By Robert Davis, Melissa Labriola, and Michael Rempel
	An experimental study involving the random assignment of domestic violence offenders to a batterer program or not. The study examines whether batterer program assignment affects official re-arrest rates as well as victim reports of re-abuse. Published in Justice Quarterly, Volume 25, Number 2 (June 2008). Reprint available upon request. Key findings are also presented in Chapters Four and Five of Testing the Effectiveness of Batterer Programs and Judicial Monitoring

	Documenting Results: Research on Problem-Solving Justice
	By Staff of the Center for Court Innovation
	This collection of research reports, written by Center for Court Innovation staff, analyzes the impact of a broad range of problem-solving initiatives launched in New York State and nationwide over the past decade. Among the findings: judicially monitored drug treatment succeeds in reducing recidivism among addicted offenders; more than 85 percent of offenders at an experimental community court thought their cases were handled fairly-a significant improvement compared to conventional courts; by linking mentally ill offenders to community-based treatment instead of incarceration, courts can help improve offenders functioning and reduce the likelihood of re-arrest. The book also includes overviews of the national research literature on drug courts and community courts; an evaluation of a new approach to teen dating violence; and an investigation of how problem-solving principles might be integrated more broadly throughout state court systems.
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	Does Judicial Monitoring Deter Domestic Violence Recidivism? Results of a Quasi-Experimental Comparison in the Bronx
	By Robert Davis, Melissa Labriola, and Michael Rempel
	A study of the impact of intensive judicial monitoring with convicted domestic violence offenders. Key findings are also presented in Chapter Six of Testing the Effectiveness of Batterer Programs and Judicial Monitoring Published in Violence Against Women, Volume 14, Number 2 (February 2008).
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	Domestic Violence in Rural Communities: Applying Key Principles of Domestic Violence Courts in Smaller Jurisdictions
	By Liberty Aldrich and Robyn Mazur
	A discussion of how key principles from urban domestic violence courts are transferable to rural and suburban dockets.
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	Don�t Reinvent the Wheel: Lessons from Problem-Solving Courts
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A review of nine practical strategies to break down the conceptual and in some cases practical barriers that separate specialized courts from each other and the world of problem-solving from traditional courts.
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	"Drug Courts an Effective Treatment Alternative"
	By Amanda Cissner, Dana Fox-Kralstein, and Michael Rempel
	An overview of the findings of the groundbreaking study, "The New York State Adult Drug Court Evaluation: Policies, Participants and Impacts," one of the most comprehensive statewide evaluations of drug courts ever done. The study, conducted by the Center for Court Innovation and the New York State Office of Court Administration, found consistent and meaningful recidivism impacts across a large number of drug court sites. Published in Criminal Justice 19, No. 2, Summer 2004 � 2004 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.
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	Drug Treatment, Managed Care and the Courts: From Conflict to Collaboration
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A guide for drug court practitioners interested in building collaborative relationships with managed care organizations. The strategies suggested in this paper emphasize the importance of strengthening communication between drug courts and managed care organizations and also urge advocates of drug courts to play an active role in shaping their state's health care policies.
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	Drugs, Courts and Neighborhoods: Community Reintegration and the Brooklyn Treatment Court
	By David Anderson and Greg Berman
	A description of the lessons learned by the Brooklyn Treatment Court about re-integrating recovered addicts into the community.
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	Emergency Planning and the Judiciary: Lessons from September 11
	By Thomas Birkland
	An overview of the New York State court system's actions immediately after the terrorist attacks, including policy changes and lessons learned, and how its emergency planning activities relate to the elements of "best practices" in emergency planning and management.
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	Engaging the Community: A Guide for Community Justice Planners
	By David Anderson and Greg Berman
	Tips for community justice planners about how to build stronger connections between neighborhoods and the criminal justice system.
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	Examining Defendant Perceptions of Fairness in the Courtroom
	By Somjen Frazer
	A brief article highlighting the major findings and implications of the Center's comparison of defendant perceptions of fairness at the Red Hook Community Justice Center and a nearby "downtown" criminal court. Published in Judicature, Volume 91, Number 1 (July-August 2007).
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	Expanding the Use of Problem Solving: The U.S. Department of Justice�s Community-Based Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative
	By Robert V. Wolf
	An in-depth look at the 10 projects awarded grants under the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Community-Based Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative. All the grantees are trying something new: expanding problem solving to include new populations, new geographic territory, or new agencies within the criminal justice system.
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	Fact Sheet�Developing a Community Service Protocol
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	Fact Sheet�Engaging Stakeholders in Your Project
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	Fact Sheet�Evaluating Your Program
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	Fact Sheet�Finding the Resources to Help Your Program Thrive
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	Fact Sheet�Mapping Community Resources
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	Fact Sheet�Planning Checklist
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	Fact Sheet�Problem-Solving Justice in the United States: Common Principles
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	Fact Sheet�Publicizing Your Program and Its Successes
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	Fact Sheet�Using Data to Build Your Program
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	Fact Sheet�Using Diversion as Part of a Problem-Solving Strategy
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	"Fixing Families: The Story of the Manhattan Family Treatment Court"
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A description of the Manhattan Family Treatment Court, including how it works and the challenges it has overcome. Published in the Journal of the Center for Families, Children and the Courts Vol. 2 (2000)
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	"From the Margins to the Mainstream: Community Justice at the Crossroads"
	By Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox
	A transcript of a discussion about community justice among a small group of leading practitioners and thinkers.
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	"Going to Scale: A Conversation About the Future of Drug Courts"
	By Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox
	An analysis of drug court efforts to move into the mainstream of court operations across the country. Published in Court Review (Fall 2002)
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	Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice
	By Greg Berman and John Feinblatt
	Good Courts is the first book to describe the problem-solving court movement and features in-depth looks at Center for Court Innovation projects like the Midtown Community Court and Red Hook Community Justice Center, as well as other projects around the country, like Oregon�s Portland Community Court. By the Center for Court Innovation's founding director John Feinblatt and current director Greg Berman, Good Courts reviews the growing body of evidence that the problem-solving approach to justice is indeed producing positive results.
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	Hartford Community Court: Origins, Expectations, and Implementation
	The story of how a community court serving 17 neighborhoods and 135,000 residents was organized and launched.
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	How Do We Pay for That? Sustaining Community Prosecution on a Tight Budget
	By Robert V. Wolf
	A detailed look at strategies prosecutors have used to fund community prosecution programs. The paper includes a comprehensive list of internet resources.
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	How It Works: A Summary of Case Flow and Interventions at the Midtown Community Court
	A detailed description of how cases move through the Midtown Community Court.
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