Special Episodes from the Center for Justice Innovation

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Special podcast episodes of the Center for Justice Innovation, focusing on the work of researchers and practitioners—those who are working on the ground to make things better for people touched by the justice system.

  1. Aug 28

    Recalling 1993: Midtown Community Court

    This recollection of the Midtown Community Court's beginnings in New York City in 1993 is just one of over 150 oral histories for the city-wide campaign called “Recalling 1993,” accessible exclusively through every surviving pay phone in Manhattan, in conjunction with the New Museum’s exhibition, “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star,” which features art made or shown in New York during that year.

  2. 01/15/2025

    Harry Belafonte Congratulates Harlem Reentry Court Graduates

    The 10th graduation of the Harlem Reentry Court featured a special guest. “I was born in Harlem, and I grew up in Harlem and now at 82, I’m still in Harlem,” said Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor and activist, as he congratulated the Reentry Court’s 17 graduates on satisfying the program’s rigorous requirements. The Harlem Parole Reentry Court helps parolees returning from incarceration make the transition from life in prison to responsible citizenship. The court—a project of Harlem Community Justice Center, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and the Division of Parole—links parolees to a wide range of social services, including drug treatment, transitional employment and vocational services, health care and mental health treatment.

  3. 04/02/2024

    CCAT in Practice: Collecting and Auditing Data: Lenore Lebron

    Lenore Lebron and Tia Pooler, researchers who oversee Data Analytics and Applied Research at the Center for Justice Innovation, discuss their ongoing efforts to oversee the use of the CCAT in the field. This includes a explaining how they collect data from the CCAT to identify trends and to monitor the continued accuracy of the tool and its responsiveness to the populations assessed by the CCAT. Tia and Lenore present recommendations for jurisdictions collecting and using their own data.

  4. 04/02/2024

    CCAT in Practice - Clinical Considerations: Arielle Friedman

    Arielle Freedman, Associate Director for Pretrial Clinical Practice at the Center for Justice Innovation, underscores the importance of using the CCAT interview as a starting point for building a foundation of trust and rapport with participants. She encourages practitioners to be nimble and person-centered in their work with participants. Practitioners should take participants' disclosures and experiences both seriously and supportively, while simultaneously keeping an eye towards self-assessment of the practitioner's own internal biases and projections.

  5. 04/02/2024

    CCAT in Practice - Lessons from the Field: Sarah Thompson

    Sarah Thompson, Therapeutic Court Coordinator of Spokane Municipal Court in Washington, discusses the administration of the CCAT by Spokane's 4-member therapeutic team to identify an individual's risk and need levels. Assessed risk and need levels then help determine how staff can most appropriately respond. In addition, Sarah explains how the CCAT interview is also a place to holistically hear from an individual, guiding staff as they identify more acute or more specific needs that staff can then work to directly address.

  6. 08/03/2023

    Centering Racial Justice in Abusive Partner Intervention

    Juan Carlos Areán speaks with Amirthini Keefe, executive director of the Domestic Abuse Project (DAP) in Minneapolis, and Sadie Cunningham, intervention and prevention program therapist at DAP, about centering racial justice in abusive partner intervention programs and organizations. The group discusses how survivors and people who cause harm are affected by oppression and how centering racial justice can create holistic interventions for people who cause harm.

  7. 03/02/2023

    Prioritizing Self-Reflection: Using Self-Reflection to Create Models of Accountability

    In this episode, Juan Carlos Areán of Futures Without Violence speaks with Jojopahmaria Nsoroma, owner and steward of Higher Expectations Consulting Collaborative, and James Encinas, Spanish program facilitator and trainer at the Family Peace Initiative, about the importance of self-reflection in facilitating abusive partner intervention programs. The group explores the ways in which engaging in ongoing self-reflection is an essential part of a facilitator's work in order to create a model of accountability for facilitators and participants alike.

  8. 11/16/2022

    Facilitating Complex Topics with Complex Audiences: Facilitation Challenges in Intimate Partner Violence Education

    Hosted by the Center for Justice Innovation and Futures Without Violence, this podcast series examines common facilitation challenges when engaging participants on intimate partner violence. You’ll hear strategies to collaborate with judges and court staff, prepare yourself for complex topics, and safely approach intimate partner violence in adult education.

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