IN 1993, THE first community court was set up in midtown Manhattan to deal with some of the crimes on the lower end of the spectrum like vandalism, drug taking and theft.
More than ten years on, this has been hailed as a success in helping to make the streets of New York safe to walk down again and business groups here are now calling for the government to set up a similar system in Dublin.
This week the Dublin City Business Association (DCBA) is hosing a seminar to discuss how these courts could work in Dublin and why they are so desperately needed here. Along with experts on the topic, they will also appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, having pushed for this initiative for the last ten years.
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