New York
Kim to speak in New Jersey later this month
While in New York for a retreat for the Project for Integrating Spirituality, Law and Politics, Kim will be speaking at this venue:
http://www.meetup.com/salondesphilosophes/events/16436740/
How Would Our World Change if Lawyers Were Peacemakers & Ministers of Justice?
She is also scheduled to meet with the director of the Center for Court Innovation.
Specialty Courts Credited with Decrease in Jail Population in New York
Fewer inmates are behind bars in New York on any given day than at any time in the past 24 years, and the number admitted to the city’s jail system has fallen below 100,000 for the first time since 1987.
While the plunge in the city’s crime rate has undoubtedly been a critical factor, a number of other large cities where crime has also fallen have not seen a parallel drop in their jail population.
Instead, steps taken by the city, including special courts to deal with nonviolent offenders and programs to deter former convicts from returning to jail, appear to be bearing fruit.
Article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/nyregion/11jails.html?_r=1
Mariette Geldenhuys: Designing a Life Based on Values
Section:
Comprehensive Law Movement
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Collaborative Law and Practice
Topics:
Coaching and Mentoring
Topics:
Business and Practice Development
Topics:
Inclusivity and Diversity
Topics:
Divorce and Family Law
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General Interest City's new Mental Health Treatment Court aims to reduce crime and recidivism
Excerpt: All too often a person with a mental illness cycles in and out of the criminal justice system, never really getting the kind of assistance he or she needs to break the pattern.
They may stop taking their meds, get high on drugs or alcohol, and wind up committing a crime. They are no less culpable for their actions, but they can make better choices, move forward and be less likely to get into trouble, if they plug into the many resources available to them in Genesee County.
So say the proponents of the Mental Health Treatment Court, which is a new division of Batavia City Court. It accepted its first case last June, before being officially designated as a mental health court in November.
http://www.thebatavian.com/blogs/billie-owens/citys-new-mental-health-tr...
Upcoming Problem-Solving Courts Symposium in New York
Problem Solving Courts Symposium: The Pros And Cons Of Treatment In The Criminal Justice System
April 20, 2010
New York County Lawyers' Association
14 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10007-2992
Confirmed Panelists Include:
Honorable Marcia Hirsch, Presiding Justice, Queens Treatment Court
Justin Barry, New York City Drug Court Coordinator
Marvin Schechter, Co-Chair NACDL Problem-Solving Courts Task Force
Candice Singer, Policy Analyst, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence New Jersey
Moderator: Joel Schumm, Professor, Indiana University School of Law
NYC SpiritLawPolitics Group to Meet in December
The NYC Spiritlawpolitics group will hold a Fall dinner meeting on Wednesday December 9th, at 6PM. Location will be in someone's home and information is available from the organizer.
NY CLE: Becoming a More Effective Lawyer: Mindfulness Meditation Practice and Law Practice
CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW
CUNY School of Law's Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN)
Presents
Becoming a More Effective Lawyer: Mindfulness Meditation Practice and Law Practice
Reaching Out - An Introduction to Collaborative Practice
First Ever Collaborative Practice Symposium Examines Benefits of 'Healthy' Divorce
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 1, 2009 -- To educate clergy, mental health and financial professionals about a healthy and increasingly productive divorce method, Collaborative Practice, the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York recently held its first ever Professional Symposium, "Reaching Out - An Introduction to Collaborative Practice."