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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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