Red Hook Community Justice Center

Launched in June 2000, the Red Hook Community Justice Center is the nation's first multi-jurisdictional community court.  We work with community members to solve neighborhood problems such as drug use, crime, domestic violence and landlord-tenant issues.  In our court, a single judge hears cases that would otherwise go to three different courts: Civil, Family and Criminal.  The goal is to offer a coordinated, rather than piecemeal approach to problems.  The Justice Center offers an array of programs and services that engage local residents, promote public safety and solve local problems before they reach court.  

The Red Hook Community Justice Center is a project of the Center for Justice Innovation which runs in partnership with The Unified Court System.  The Center for Justice Innovation seeks to help create a more effective and humane justice system by designing and implementing programs, performing original research and providing reformers around the world with the tools they need to launch new strategies to achieve justice reform.