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Red Hook community court is a success: study

Oren Yaniv

November 12, 2013 |

New York Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Jailing convicted criminals has shown that it neither changes illegal behavior, nor reduces the rate of re-incarceration. Brooklyn’s Red Hood Community Justice Center has given many guilty defendants of minor crimes treatment and individual assistance without incarceration. A new survey shows that community courts reduce costs, decrease jailed inmates, and drop the crime rate.

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Lessons From European Prisons

The New York Times Editorial Board

November 07, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Germany

American corrections officials look overseas for a better approach to creating a system geared toward social reintegration rather than punishment alone.

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A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

Erika Eichelberger

March 21, 2013 |

Mother Jones |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Female sex workers in the United States face greater incidents of rape, drug abuse, health risks, and suicide, contributing to a high mortality rate. Incarcerating the number of prostitutes is also costly. Dallas Police Department has initiated the PDI New Life program, which catches prostitutes and brings them to a 45-day temporary shelter to receive social services, health care, counseling, and alternative employment.

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Where men learn the cost of buying sex

Keegan Kyle

March 10, 2013 |

Orange County Register |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Various courts in California are lowering repeat offenses among men who are charged with prostitution by educating them about the negative effects of prostitution.

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The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people

Erwin James

February 25, 2013 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Norway, Oslo

With Norway having the lowest re-offense rate in Europe, the Bastoy prison in Norway not only demonstrates the effectiveness of this new approach, but also receives criticism that they treat prisoners with too much luxury.

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Texas puts more people in treatment and fewer people in prison

Jonathan Tilove

May 20, 2012 |

The Times-Picayune |

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Response Location: United States, Huntsville, Texas

Due to the cost of building new prisons and the cost per inmate, Texas has implemented a new model that encourages judges to send parolees to treatment programs rather than back to prison when they misstep. Texas is sending fewer people to prison, recidivism rates are down and the state is saving money.

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For Young Offenders, Hope in a Jury of Their Peers

Tina Rosenberg

October 13, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

For first-time youth criminal offenders, the traditional American jury falls short in encouraging behavioral change and may even set the juvenile on a course for repeated crimes. Washington, DC’s Youth Court is a jury that tries juveniles for minor non-violent offenses and offers peer pressure to prompt positive behavioral change. The DC Youth Court is one of many in the United States that reduces crime and future court costs.

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