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| The New York Miracle: How One State Simultaneously Reduced Crime and Incarceration |
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Thursday, April 08, 2010, 5:30 PM
Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
Focusing on local innovations in the justice system, this panel will discuss New York State trends and the lessons to be learned for other states seeking to reduce crime and incarceration. Looking at the community court system that New York State has developed and examining recent initiatives in reentry, the panel will approach justice system innovation from a variety of perspectives.
- Tony Thompson, Professor of Clinical Law, NYU Law School
- Greg Berman, Director of the Center for Court Innovation
- Alex Calabrese, Presiding Judge, Red Hook Community Justice Center
- Chris Watler, Project Director, Harlem Community Justice Center
Sponsored by Harvard’s Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management and Taubman Center for State and Local Government. |