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Community Court to Early Decision Court Revised Program Plan
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredIncreasing Convictions in Domestic Violence Cases: A Field Test in Milwaukee
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredWhy So Fast, Why So Slow? - Explaining Case Processing Time
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredGender Differences in Effects of Teen Courts on Delinquency: A Theory-Guided Evaluation
    
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          NIJDiscussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults
    
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            New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.
      
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          NIJ-SponsoredNational Institute of Justice's Evaluation of Second Chance Act Adult Reentry Courts: Program Characteristics and Preliminary Themes from Year 1
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredCook County Target Abuser Call (TAC): An Evaluation of a Specialized Domestic Violence Court, Revised Executive Summary
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredEvaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Mental Health Court Initiative
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredLexington County Domestic Violence Court: A Partnership and Evaluation
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredNational Evaluation of 14 Drug Courts
    
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