Message from the Director
Welcome. The Center for Justice at Columbia University is committed to reducing the nation’s reliance on incarceration and advancing alternative approaches to safety and justice through education, research and policy. Its mission is to help transform a criminal justice systemLEARN MORE >
Mission & Background
The Center for Justice at Columbia University is committed to reducing the nation’s reliance on incarceration and advancing alternative approaches to safety and justice through education, research and policy. Its mission is to help transform a criminal justice system from oneLEARN MORE >
Staff
Geraldine Downey, PhD, Director, Center for Justice; Robert Johnston Niven Professor of Humane Letters in Psychology – Columbia University. Dr. Downey has worked on and taught about issues related to incarceration since the 1970s. This work included a study ofLEARN MORE >
Partners
The Center for Justice collaborates with a wide array of partners working to address issues of incarceration and criminal justice including centers, institutes and departments throughout Columbia, community and grassroots organizations and advocates, other institutions of higher learning, government agencies andLEARN MORE >