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Community Courts: Prospects and Limits

Journal

NIJ Journal

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Date Published

August 1996

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Program/Project Description

Plight of the Indigent Accused in America - An Examination of Alternative Models for Providing Criminal Defense Services to the Poor, Executive Summary

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Date Published

November 1986

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Does variation across judicial circuits matter? Examining the role of bail schedules and pretrial detention on drug case outcomes in Florida

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Date Published

July 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Community Court Grows in Brooklyn: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Red Hook Community Justice Center, Final Report

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Date Published

November 2013

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Program/Project Evaluation

Evaluation of Proportionality Review Procedures of Death Penalty Cases in State Appelate Courts, Final Report

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Date Published

1985

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Program/Project Evaluation

Evaluation Guidebook for Projects Funded by S.T.O.P. Formula Grants Under the Violence Against Women Act

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Date Published

1997

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Training (Aid/Material)

Drug Offenders and the Courts: Summary of a National Assessment

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Date Published

1993

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Drug Offenders and the Courts: Case Studies of Three Courts, Summary Report

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Date Published

1994

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Drug Offenders and the Courts: Results of a National Assessment

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Date Published

1993

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Expedited Drug Case Management Programs: Issues for Program Development, Executive Summary

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Date Published

1992

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Program/Project Evaluation

Expedited Drug Case Management Programs: Issues for Program Development

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Date Published

1992

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Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Changing Patterns of Drug Abuse and Criminality Among Crack Cocaine Users: Criminal Histories and Criminal Justice System Processing: A User's Guide to the Machine-Readable Files and Documentation, Original Instruments, and Codebook

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Date Published

1992

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Publication Type

Measurement/Evaluation Device

Effects of Instituting Means-Based Fines in Criminal Court: The Staten Island Day-Fine Experiment, Final Report

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Date Published

1991

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Program/Project Evaluation

Implementation and Evaluation of Bail/Pretrial Release Guidelines in Maricopa County Superior Court, Dade County Circuit Court, and Boston Municipal Court

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Date Published

1988

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Program/Project Evaluation

Examining Local Legal Culture - Practitioner Attitudes in Four Criminal Courts

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Date Published

1982

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

UNIFIED COURT SYSTEMS - A RANKING OF THE STATES

Journal

Justice System Journal

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Date Published

1978

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

MEASUREMENT OF POLICE OUTPUT - CONCEPTUAL ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES

Journal

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Date Published

1971

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Data-driven Prosecution Practices: Exploring the Implementation and Impact of Plea Tracking

15PNIJ-24-GG-01787-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$769,955

Leisure Risk for Youth on Probation: How it Relates to Recidivism and How Probation Officers Address it in Case Planning

15PNIJ-24-GG-01574-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$86,385

Reducing Collateral Consequences with Records Relief: Organizational Readiness for Implementing Strategies in State Courts

15PNIJ-24-GG-02869-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$422,100

Bail, Bias and Bargaining: Investigating Racial Dynamics in Plea Negotiations across Local Court Communities

15PNIJ-24-GG-01796-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$699,257

Lending an Ear in the Courtroom: Forensic Acoustics

Journal

Acoustics Today

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Date Published

2015

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? The Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes

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Date Published

December 2011

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

Procedural Justice in Jails

15PNIJ-23-GG-06105-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$894,789

Criminal Orders of Protection for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Future System Engagement, and Well-Being: Understanding the Importance of Prior Abusive Relationships

Journal

Victims & Offenders

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Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)