One of the most challenging areas for judges is integrating the use of data, statistics, and logic models in system change. In addition to analyzing data, simply identifying what sort of research is credible and usable can be a difficult task. In this section, judges can find practical and understandable resources on research and data, as well as explanations to common research related questions.
Current Court Research and Its Implications for Domestic Violence Victims
The Self-Represented Litigant Phenomenon: Implications for Justice Seekers and Justice Providers in Domestic Violence Cases, presented by Julie McFarlane, JD and LLM, Independent Consultant for the NCJFCJ and Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law at the University of Windsor, and Nancy Ver Steegh, JD, Independent Consultant for the NCJFCJ and Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law.
Latest Research in Addiction and Treatment: Presentation at Community Courts Conference 2018
A presentation from Dr. Joshua D. Lee, Associate Professor, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, at our International Community Courts and Public Safety conference in Birmingham, Alabama, May 7-9, 2018.
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Opens in new windowCenter for Court Innovation Research
Research drives our approach to justice reform. Social scientists across three distinct teams use evidence to inform policy and practice.
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Opens in new windowCommunity Court Research: A Literature Review
Nationally, there are 27 community courts in operation across the United States. The first community court opened in midtown Manhattan in 1993. Focusing on quality-of-life offenses (drug possession, shoplifting, vandalism, prostitution, and the like), the Midtown Community Court combined punishment and help, sentencing low-level offenders to perform visible community restitution and receive on-site social services, including drug treatment, counseling, and job training. The community courts that have followed in the Midtown Court’s wake seek to achieve many goals, such as reduced crime, increased engagement between citizens and the courts, improved perceptions of neighborhood safety, and a greater level of accountability for low-level, "quality-of-life" offenders.
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Opens in new windowNevada District Court, Family Division Assessment Released
Conducted between January and August of this year by the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the Nevada-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the assessment re-examines the court operation model the Nevada legislature adopted in 1993 for judicial districts serving total populations of more than 100,000. Coordinated family divisions were subsequently implemented in the Second Judicial District Court (Washoe County) and the Eighth Judicial District Court (Clark County).