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Address
360 Adams Street
Room 349
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (347) 296-1144
Principal Law Librarian
Donald Glassman
Law Librarian
Ellen Bayer
Library Clerks
Yolanda Montenegro
Errol Greaves
Mission
The Library's mission is to serve the bench, the bar, and the public by providing comprehensive legal reference services.
Selected Open-Source Documents on Justice, Diversity, & the Social Sciences
Asian Am Bar Assn of NY, Endless Tide: The Continuing Struggle to Overcome Anti-Asian Hate in New York (Asian Am Bar Assn of NY [2022]).
Davis, Robert et al., Reducing Sexual Revictimization: Technical Report: A Field Test with an Urban Sample (Vera Institute of Just [2006]).
The Domestic Violence Prevention Act: 2020 Report to the Governor and Legislature (NY St Off of Children & Family Servs [2021]).
Gragg, Frances et al., New York Prevalence Study of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children: Final Report (NY St Off of Children & Family Servs [2007]).
Johnson, Jeh Charles, Report from the Special Advisor on Equal Justice in the New York State Courts (NY St Unified Ct Sys [2020].
Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc. et al., Under the Radar: New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study (NY St Off of Children & Family Servs [2011]).
Mauro, Dean, New York State Felony Processing Preliminary Report / Indictment through Disposition / January-September 2006 (NY St Div of Crim Just Servs [2006]).
New York City Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee: 2024 Annual Report (NY City Mayor’s Off to End Domestic & Gender-Based Violence [2024]).
NY St Bar Assn Task Force on Combating Antisemitism & Anti-Asian Hate, Report and Recommendations (NY St Bar Assn [2024]).
NY St Jud Task Force on Mental Illness, First Annual Report and Recommendations (NY St Unified Ct Sys [2025]).
Tech Working Group of the NY St Permanent Commn on Access to Just, 2025 Technology Report (NY St Unified Ct Sys [2025]).
Teplin, Linda A., Keeping the Peace: Police Discretion and Mentally Ill Persons, National Institute of Just J (Issue 244) 8 (July 2000).
Thornton, Timothy N. et al., Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action (National Ctr for Injury Prevention & Control of the Ctrs for Disease Control & Prevention [2002]).
Tumarkin, Laurel & Mark Woltman, A Dangerous Cycle: Attorney Turnover at ACS Leaves Children Unprotected (Off of the NY City Pub Advocate [2006]).
Tumarkin, Laurel et al., Waiting for Help: Parents of Students with Disabilities Find Little Assistance Navigating New York City's Special Education System (Off of the NY City Pub Advocate [2007]).
Walter R. McDonald & Associates, New York State Child Welfare Workload Study (NY St Off of Children & Family Servs [2006]).