If done properly, restorative justice can foster “the most natural human response to crime — to try to talk things through and resolve the conflict,” said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Continue reading How Restorative Justice Helped Make the Justice System Work Better in Seattle
“When people say the words crime and violence, a lot of people immediately think we should call the police,” Butts says. “But there are lots of places that are safe and that don’t have ubiquitous policing. So how do we replicate the resources and benefits that you find in those areas?” Continue reading Fighting Violence, Without Police
Jeffrey Butts, who has done extensive research on cure-violence initiatives, also questioned how far the experiment could go. Continue reading Five Days Without Cops: Could Brooklyn Policing Experiment be a ‘Model for the Future’?
Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research & Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, believes there are productive ways for police and violence interrupters to work together. Continue reading Credible Messengers: Baltimore’s Violence Interrupters Confront Shootings, the Coronavirus, and Corrupt Cops
