Community Justice is a growing framework within criminal justice reform that aims to improve the quality of life for community members both by reducing crime and by reducing the use of incarceration. But how can a government-controlled justice system truly engage with everyday residents in a meaningful way? This conversation explored personal experiences in different community environments, the nuts and bolts of community justice in action, and how to apply the principles of community justice to more meaningfully engage your own neighbors.

About Lindsey Price Jackson

Lindsey Price Jackson, JD, MPA, is the Associate Director of Community Justice at the Center for Justice Innovation. With this team, she trains and consults with jurisdictions nationally and internationally. Before joining the Center, Jackson conducted research and consulting projects with United Nations University’s Delta 8.7 project on human trafficking, with Arnold Venture’s Pretrial Justice Initiative on prosecutorial discretion and on reform prosecutors nationwide, and worked with the Vera Institute of Justice. Jackson began her career as a public defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia, including volunteering in the problem-solving Project Dawn Court for women with criminal histories of drug and prostitution offences. Jackson holds a law degree from Penn State University and a Master of Public Administration from New York University.