Greg Berman

June 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal

In writing about focused deterrence and other anti-violence strategies, Thomas Abt is driven by a question that many of the current books about criminal justice do not even bother to ask: how can we change the behavior of those who are involved in the most damaging kinds of criminal conduct?

By Greg Berman

7 minute read

February 05, 2014 | New York Law Journal

By Greg Berman

3 minute read

June 28, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Who is the most innovative figure in criminal justice? According to a national survey of court administrators, elected prosecutors, police chiefs and corrections officials, the answer is Bill Bratton.

By Greg Berman

4 minute read

June 24, 2013 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance commissioned the first-ever study to take an in-depth look at how criminal justice leaders think about innovation.

By Greg Berman

4 minute read

September 20, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

A new study shows that the most important factor in the success of drug courts is the judge: when participants believe that the judge treats them fairly, they do better.

By Greg Berman and Michael Rempel

4 minute read

December 17, 2007 | National Law Journal

Nearly every criminal justice agency has attempted projects that have fizzled or failed to meet expectations. If we want to encourage testing new ideas, we need to create a climate in which failure is openly discussed. Recently, the Center for Court Innovation and DOJ's Bureau of Justice Assistance set out to jump-start this kind of conversation, bringing together judges, probation officials, prosecutors, police chiefs and defense attorneys to discuss lessons they have learned from projects that failed.

By Greg Berman / Special to The National Law Journal

5 minute read

August 24, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Greg Berman and Michael Rempel, respectively, executive director and research director of the Center for Court Innovation, write: A new study shows that drug courts succeed in reducing crime and drug use. We now know drug courts work, but why do they work? What is the secret ingredient? It turns out that the most important factor is the judge. When participants believe that the judge treats them fairly, they do better.

By Greg Berman and Michael Rempel

4 minute read

December 28, 2007 | New Jersey Law Journal

If we want to encourage police, prosecutors, judges and others to test new ideas and challenge conventional wisdom, we need to create a climate in which failure is openly discussed.

By Greg Berman

4 minute read