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Privileged Work: A Conversation about Victim Advocacy
Robyn Wiktorski-Reynolds, the advocate program coordinator for Crisis Services inBuffalo, New York,has worked in the field of domestic violence and sexual assault for 12 years. Here shedisc
With 11 Questions, Officers Assess Homicide Risk
David M. Sargent of the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence has taught thousands of law enforcement officers how to implement the Lethality Assessment Program, which uses a shor
An Outsider’s Perspective on an Inside Job
New York City Commissioner of Probation Vincent N. Schiraldi, who previously ran the juvenile justice system in Washington D.C., describes his journey from gadfly to government insider and the
Solving and Preventing Homicides through Collaboration
Mallory O'Brien, a researcher at the Public Policy Institute at Duke University, describes how the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission brings together law enforcement and public health to sol
What Can Law Enforcement Learn from Public Health?
Anthony Iton of the California Endowment talks about the public health approach to crime and safety problems.ROBERT V. WOLF: Hi, I'm Rob Wolf, the director of communications at the Center for
What Victims Really Need: A Conversation with Author and Victim Advocate Susan Herman
Susan Herman, who served for seven years as the executive director of the National Center for Victims of Crime, talks about her book Parallel Justice for Victims of Crime.The following
Problem-Solving Justice in Indian Country: The Navajo Nation Plans a Pilot Community Court
Court Administrator Susie Martin and Chief Probation Officer Lucinda Yellowhair explain how the Navajo Nation's pilot community court will draw on their culture's traditional restorative justi
Dallas Community Courts Make Cleaner, Safer Streets a Top Priority
Dianne Gibson, the manager of the community courts in Dallas, Texas, explains how the South Dallas Community Court uses a combination of partnership and problem-solving to link homeless with s
David Kennedy: Innovating New Approaches to Justice (Part II)
Professor David Kennedy, the director of the Center for Crime Prevention & Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, shares some of what he's learned about new approaches to addressing
David Kennedy: The Story behind the Drug Market Initiative (Part I)
Professor David Kennedy, the director of the Center for Crime Prevention & Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, explains how the Boston Gun Project laid the groundwork for the Drug