Community Court

The purpose of the Downtown Austin Community Court is to collaboratively address the quality of life issues of all residents in the downtown Austin community through the swift, creative sentencing of public order offenders. The Court seeks to hold people responsible while also offering help to change behavior.

What is Community Court?

Community Court is a small problem-solving court focused on public order issues. To learn more about problem-solving courts and how they address community issues throughout the country, click here: www.courtinnovation.org/topic/community-court.