What People are Saying...


"The Center’s staff have always been available by phone and email to answer questions and provide technical assistance, and have never been anything but prompt and professional. CCI has provided written information on various aspects of the project, including community involvement, media outreach, multi-agency collaboration, grant writing and fundraising."
— Michael D. Schrunk, District Attorney, Multnomah County
Portland, Oregon

"The knowledge, professionalism, and outstanding interpersonal skills displayed by the Center staff were significant contributors in building support for a community court in Seattle...Center publications are informative, well thought out, easily understood and comprehensive... We are convinced that without the personal services, publications, and other technical support from the Center for Court Innovation, it is unlikely that Seattle would have established its community court, which began operation in March 2005."
— Honorable Fred Bonner, Presiding Judge, Municipal Court of Seattle
Seattle, Washington

The work of the Street Crime Working Group in Vancouver was guided and greatly assisted by the Center for Court Innovation, which brought their experiences from a number of other countries where they have been involved in developing innovative justice responses to similar problems.
— Elisabeth A.L. Burgess, Q.C., Chair, Street Crime Working Group
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

"We found it helpful to include representatives from partner agencies and the prosecution and defense bar in site visits to the Red Hook Community Justice Center so that everyone could use the experience as part of our planning process. The visits were instrumental in giving the whole group a vision of what could be possible, and in creating momentum in the development of our own community court."
— Dan Cipullo, Director, Criminal Division Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC

"My favorite aspect of the support given to our court by the Center is that it is real, enthusiastic and practical. Their advice comes from a position of real life application of the court in the community, not academic or subjective ‘What if’s?’"
— Commissioner Annie Christ-Garcia
Indianapolis (Indiana) Community Court

"The ability to communicate with problem-solving court personnel through the Center’s ‘Courtbuilders’ listserv network has provided enormous benefits to our court, as we can learn from others in addition to sharing our experiences in the hopes of helping others.
The Center for Court Innovation has had a tremendous impact, not only on this Court, but on many of the other problem-solving courts throughout the United States and internationally."
— Hon. Jorge A. Simón, Presiding Judge Community Court Session in Hartford State of Connecticut Superior Court

"The Center has been an invaluable resource for technical assistance. We used a number of CCI’s publications to assist in the planning process, in particular Dispensing Justice Locally. Midtown Community Court was the prototype, and CCI did an excellent job of documenting the planning and implementation of that court. Dispensing Justice Locally was our Bible."
— William Babcock, Coordinator, Philadelphia Community Court
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"The Center’s employees are eager, enthusiastic and instantly responsive—a group of vibrant professionals who make a positive difference."
— Roxann Pais, Chief Community Prosecutor and Community Court Director
Office of the City Attorney, Dallas, Texas