Root-Cause Intervention

Conducts mixed-method, multi-site research and evaluations on justice, education, and public health programs to advance understanding of crime, violence, and safety; produces policy briefs, podcasts, and videos to disseminate findings.

Operates restorative services, placekeeping initiatives, and public safety models in neighborhoods like the South Bronx and Brownsville, including trauma-informed programming, youth development, and community-driven safety strategies.

Partners with court systems and community stakeholders in New York and across all 50 states to co-create and implement innovative justice programs that address local challenges and improve community safety and well-being.

Operates Project Reset, a program that diverts individuals arrested for low-level offenses from the justice system through restorative, community-based interventions.

Operates as the independent research and development arm of the New York State Unified Court System, originating from the Midtown Community Justice Center, to innovate and evaluate justice programs.

Delivers programs focused on economic opportunity, housing, family relationships, and health services in neighborhoods like the South Bronx to promote long-term community safety and well-being.

Implements Supervised Release programs and other alternatives to bail and pretrial detention, serving over 45,000 participants and helping individuals avoid incarceration in over 75,000 cases since 2016, with an 87% court appearance rate and 94% compliance with supervision check-ins.

Runs community courts in Harlem, Midtown Manhattan, and Brooklyn that address misdemeanor and felony cases with restorative, trauma-informed approaches, improving equity in housing, health, and justice access.

Supports stable housing through court-based tenant support, housing assistance in over 48,000 instances, and programs that reduce eviction harms and justice system involvement.

Offers community-based mental health care and clinical case management for individuals with serious mental illness involved in the justice system, addressing housing, employment, and health needs.

Offers training, technical assistance, site visits, data analysis, and planning support to help jurisdictions across the U.S. and internationally implement evidence-based justice reforms and build capacity for data-driven practice.

Works with children, families, and systems to reduce system involvement, strengthen family bonds, and address root causes of trauma through community-based programming.

Provides services and support to advance safety and healing for survivors, including through specialized programs like Parenting After Violence piloted in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Operates an Accompaniment Program that provides presence, storytelling, community building, and advocacy support for individuals engaged in peace and justice work, with activities in Colombia and the United States.

Coordinates Action Circles, offers workshops, educational resources, and public actions to build capacity for nonviolence and justice work within the Presbyterian Church (USA) and broader networks.

Organizes through Presbyterians for Abolition to end carceral violence and policing, promoting abolitionist practices as part of its justice and peace programming.

Advocates within Christian communities, particularly the Presbyterian Church (USA), for the adoption of gospel nonviolence as central to discipleship and urges rejection of just war theory based on the nonviolent teachings of Jesus.

Leads gun violence prevention efforts through the Guns to Gardens movement, including distributing educational materials such as the 80-page Congregational Toolkit, Gun Safety & Safe Storage Cards, and brochures, and providing training for congregations to host gun dismantling events.