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Red Hook justice / Sugar Pictures ; produced and directed by Meema Spadola ; writers, Eliza Byard, Meema Spadola.

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This documentary tells the story of the Red Hook Community Justice Center (RHCJC), which opened its doors in 2000 to serve a Brooklyn neighborhood plagued by a cycle of unemployment, poverty, and crime. It follows the day-to-day stories of the people whose lives are affected by this new approach to...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Docuseek)
Corporate Authors: Sugar Pictures, Icarus Films
Other Authors: Spadola, Meema, 1969- (Screenwriter), Byard, Eliza Starr (Screenwriter), Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964- (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2016]
Subjects:
Neighborhood justice centers > New York (State) > New York.
Community-based corrections > New York (State) > New York.
Criminal justice, Administration of > New York (State) > New York > Citizen participation.
Justice, Administration of > New York (State) > New York > Citizen participation.
Dispute resolution (Law) > New York (State) > New York.
Crime prevention > New York (State) > New York > Citizen participation.
Criminals > Rehabilitation > New York (State) > New York.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Community-based corrections.
Crime prevention > Citizen participation.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Citizen participation.
Criminals > Rehabilitation.
Dispute resolution (Law)
Justice, Administration of > Citizen participation.
Neighborhood justice centers.
Social conditions.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Brooklyn.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
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Summary:This documentary tells the story of the Red Hook Community Justice Center (RHCJC), which opened its doors in 2000 to serve a Brooklyn neighborhood plagued by a cycle of unemployment, poverty, and crime. It follows the day-to-day stories of the people whose lives are affected by this new approach to crime and punishment.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Sugar Pictures LLC, ©2004.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (55 min.))
Audience:9 and up.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Justin Schein ; editor, David Moore ; original music, Ethan Stoller.
Participant or Performer:Narrator, Lisa Gay Hamilton.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 16, 2016).

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