The Neighborhood Court, a new approach to resolving low-level crimes in Davis and on the UC Davis campus, focuses on “restorative justice.” It resolved its first 16 cases — including alcohol offenses from Picnic Day — in early June.
On the current “Davisville,” host Bill Buchanan talks with Yolo County deputy district attorney Christopher Bulkeley about how the program works, why the county adopted it, how it differs from usual court proceedings, the initial results from the pilot phase and where the program is headed next.
“Davisville” airs on KDRT 95.7 FM Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., and Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. The Neighborhood Court program debuted Monday and will be broadcast through July 6. It is also available in the KDRT archives at http://www.kdrt.org/node/12454.