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  • Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down

    Liz Goodwin

    June 30, 2014 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    U.S. courts are offering war veterans who face jail time the choice of rehabilitation. This helps them adjust to civilian life and reduces repeat offences.

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  • Call him 'Minimum Mike' if you like, but this Barrow judge is trying something new

    Kyle Hopkins

    June 12, 2014 |

    Anchorage Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Barrow, Alaska

    People affected by fetal alcohol syndrome disorder are more likely to be convicted. In Alaska, one court provides convicts with FASD counselors and patience, making the court system more equitable and hoping to reduce recidivism.

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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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  • Why Prisoner Education Is Key to Reducing Crime

    Mike Riggs

    September 09, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Inmates who get correctional education are less likely to become repeat offenders, but education costs money. An organization is funding educational opportunities for prisoners in various cities in the U.S. to improve their reentry into society.

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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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  • Why Victims Face the Criminals Who Hurt Them

    Mark Obbie

    December 20, 2010 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    The Victim-Offender Mediation/Dialogue program in Texas connects victims with those who harmed them to initiate a healing process founded on the premise of restorative justice. This state-run mediation program helps victims talk to "the criminal who brought pain to them," and requires that the victim request the meeting. Although it has been slow to gain both notoriety in Texas and popularity across the U.S., positive effects have been documented for those who have accessed and participated in the service.

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