At Brooklyn Defender Services, we realize that an effective defense often requires far more than just a trained, experience lawyer. That's why we tap into a vast network of experts, consultants and alternative-to-incarceration programs that help our clients in ways that go well beyond the trial and negotiating skills of even the best lawyers.

Here is some brief information on just a few of the organizations with which we work:

exalt youth

150 Court Street, 2nd Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11201

Telephone:    718.923.1400

Fax:    718.923.2869

http://www.exaltyouth.org

exalt partners with schools, criminal justice agencies and other nonprofits to serve a mixture of youth, ages 15-20, both in and outside of the criminal justice system. exalt acts as a prevention for justice system involvement to youth at risk of getting caught in it, and as a catalyst for integration into our economic mainstream for those who have already entered the system.

Samaritan Village, Inc.

138-02 Queens Boulevard

Briarwood, New York 11435-2647

Telephone:    718.206.2000

Fax:              718.206.4055

www.samaritanvillage.org

Common Justice

Common Justice offers an alternative to the traditional court process for youth charged with felonies such as assault, robbery, and burglary. Project staff bring together people immediately affected by a crime to acknowledge the harm done, address the needs of the harmed party, and agree on sanctions other than incarceration to hold the responsible party accountable. The project, which is based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, seeks to repair harm, break cycles of violence, and decrease the system’s heavy reliance on incarceration. It operates with the generous support of the Blue Ridge Foundation, the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Viola W. Bernard Foundation, and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.

http://www.vera.org/project/common-justice