Community Courts

Center staff organized and hosted an in-person site visit to Red Hook Community Justice Center (RHCJC) for 9 stakeholders from the Downtown Austin Community Court The site visit included meeting a site tour, discussions, and overviews of the center.

Center staff Christopher Heinrich and Lindsey Price Jackson delivered a presentation at the National Association of Drug Court Professional's Annual Training Conference on July 25 - 28, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. The presentation is titled "Treatment Responses Through a Community Justice Lens: Proportionate, Collaborative."

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Albany Works! Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch a permanent community court; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Skagit Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Reno Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Olympia Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Boulder Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Spokane Community Court, which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts. Over the course of the grant, the Center will assist the site to engage a community court steering committee; conduct a community needs assessment; develop policies and procedures; implement a risk-needs tool; launch the project; and collect and review performance data.

Center staff provide on-going technical assistance for Las Vegas Justice Court Misdemeanor Treatment Court Program (MTC), which includes regular phone calls (approximately 1-2 times/month), regular email communication, supplying planning guides and other resources, and connecting local stakeholders to subject matter experts.

On July 12, 2022, Center staff hosted an in-person site visit for Mark Dietrich, Vice President, and Nicholas Mansfield, Director of Legal Programs, at East-West Management Institute (EWMI). EWMI is a philanthropic firm that works to strengthen democratic societies by bringing together government, civil society, and the private sector – to build accountable, capable and transparent institutions. EWMI has many locations across the globe.