Issue 32
October 2018
Unified Family Court Connection, Fall 2018
 
The Fall 2018 issue of CFCC's Unified Family Court Connection looks at the subject of restorative practices.   Restorative practices are utilized in schools today to replace antiquated and harsh school discipline practices, paving the way to strengthen relationships between adults and students.

In this issue, we examine these restorative practices and the move to implement them as an alternative to harsh school disciplinary methods. That was the focus of the "Tenth Annual Urban Child Symposium," sponsored on April 4 by the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) of the University of Baltimore School of Law in partnership with the Open Society Institute-Baltimore. 
The Fall 2018 issue of the Unified Family Court Connection includes the following articles on restorative practices and restorative justice:  
 
Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., who represents Maryland's Third Congressional District, offers a keynote speech on restorative justice
 
Karen E. Webber, J.D., the director of the Education and Youth Development program at Open Society Institute-Baltimore, writes about the implementation of restorative practices in Baltimore City Public Schools.
 
Monique L. Dixon, Esq., the deputy director of policy and senior counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., writes about eliminating racial disparities in school discipline through the enforcement of federal civil rights laws.
 
Frank J. Kros, MSW, J.D., president of The Transformation Education Institute, executive vice president of The Children's Guild, and director of the National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN), discusses the limitations of punishment in school discipline and how responsive guidance is the best path to behavioral change.

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About CFCC

The Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts promotes policies and practices that unite families, communities and the justice system to improve the lives of children and families and the health of communities. CFCC advocates the use of therapeutic jurisprudence, the understanding that the legal system has an effect on behavior, emotions and mental health.

Barbara A. Babb is the Associate Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore; Founder and Director of Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC); Director of the Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law program at the University of Baltimore; and Editor-in-Chief of the Family Court Review. 

CFCC Staff and Contributors: Gloria Danziger, Senior Fellow; Michele Hong, Program Manager; Arion Alston, Truancy Court Mentor; Spencer Hall, Truancy Court Program Coordinator;  Katie Davis, Truancy Court Program Attorney; Katrice Williams, Program Administrative Specialist.

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