New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation

New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation


Latest Episodes

Foundations Can Support Justice Reform, If You Know How to Ask: A Conversation with James Lewis
August 19, 2016

Private foundations are an overlooked resource for innovative justice programs. James H. Lewis, senior program officer and director of research and evaluation at the Chicago Community

Strengthening Ties Between Police and the Community: A Conversation about Restorative Justice in Madison, Wisconsin
August 09, 2016

Joe Balles, who recently retired as a captain after a 30-year career with the Madison (Wisconsin) Police Department, discusses restorative justice and police legitimacy with Robert V. Wolf, di

A Second Chance Society: A Conversation about Justice Reform in Connecticut
July 12, 2016

Mike Lawlor, Connecticut's under secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, discusses Governor Dannel P. Malloy's Second Chance Society, a series of justice reforms (including dramati

‘An Open and Inviting Court’: Judge Joe Perez of the Orange County Community Court Talks Procedural Justice
June 15, 2016

Joe Perez, the presiding judge of the Orange County Community Court, discusses how the principles of procedural justiceinform both design and process in his courthouse. Perez is a lif

Jails as Psychiatric Facilities: Addressing Mental Illness in the Justice System with Judge Steve Leifman
June 14, 2016

Judge Steve Leifman, associate administrative judge of the Miami-Dade County Court Criminal Division and presiding judge of its Criminal Mental Health Project, has worked at the inters

‘My Partner, My Enemy’: New York State Judge John Leventhal
June 07, 2016

Judge John Leventhal is the author of My Partner, My Enemy, a book chronicling his experiences presiding over the Brooklyn Domestic Violence Court, the first felony domestic

10 Years of Community Justice in Melbourne, Australia: An Interview with Kerry Walker
June 02, 2016

In this New Thinking podcast, Kerry Walker, director of the Neighbourhood Justice Centrein Melbourne, Australia, describes some of the ways the Justice Centre engages the community, a

‘Invest in Your Participants’: Deborah Barrows of Community Partners in Action
May 23, 2016

On any given day, the Hartford Community Courtsentences 35 to 40 people to perform community restitution as part of their sentences. Deborah Barrows has helped create the court's robu

Reducing Violence Through Media Training and Cultural Awareness
April 28, 2016

This podcast is part of a series highlighting innovative approaches to reducing violence and improving health outcomes among at-risk minority youth at the nine demonstration sites of theMinor

Prosecutors Explore New Solutions to Public Safety Concerns: A Conversation about the ‘Smart Prosecution Initiative’
April 28, 2016

The Bureau of Justice Assistance at U.S. Department of Justice created the Smart Prosecution Initiative to encourage prosecutors to explore new solutions to public safety problems. Grant recip