tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26376354878268289932024-03-18T23:18:53.905-04:00CFCC BlogBarbara Babbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604258599322382501noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-76440830332610905772014-11-20T13:49:00.001-05:002014-11-25T13:20:14.178-05:00Truancy and “Absentee” Parents: An Anecdotal Comparison from the Parenting Trenches
During a
recent Truancy Court Program (“TCP”) team meeting, some law students expressed
frustration about the lack of parental involvement in the Truancy Court
Programs. Ideally parents should be at the table to discuss truancy with the
TCP team and their child each week. After working with students and hearing
their Brittany Stricklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13685219598468159745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-11359866490204048842014-11-17T14:46:00.001-05:002014-11-19T17:20:45.070-05:00In Forma Pauperis
On one fateful day in
Florida a man named Clarence Earl Gideon broke into a poolroom with the intent
to commit a misdemeanor.[1]
This action constituted a felony in the state of Florida, and the man was
charged with the crime. After being arrested, Gideon requested the assistance
of counsel in his case. Gideon’s request for counsel was denied by the trial
court, and Gideon went on to Bryan Upshurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14212526544883588161noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-68426681453165109022014-11-11T13:25:00.001-05:002014-11-11T13:28:06.375-05:00PTSD in Children
Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder, most commonly known as PTSD, is usually associated with combat
veterans. Many people are not aware that PTSD can affect children and teens, as
well. Children and teens could develop PTSD if they have lived through an event
that could have caused them or someone else to be killed or badly hurt.[1]
The stressful or traumatic event involves a situation where Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17110370014773195434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-49806018571861737092014-11-07T12:47:00.002-05:002014-11-11T10:35:38.957-05:00The Wheels on the Bus and the Truancy Court Program The Truancy
Court Program (TCP) is a wonderful initiative created and implemented by the
University of Baltimore School of Law Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for
Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC).
The TCP seeks to address the reasons why students miss school, amounting
to thousands of school days that are missed eachAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101368648521114974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-57583006038909836472014-10-28T15:40:00.001-04:002014-11-11T10:36:11.379-05:00
Problem
Solving Courts Are Effective But Limited Due To Underfunded Treatment
Resources.
In the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center
for Families, Children, and the Courts Student Fellows Program class, we have
learned about a variety of problem solving courts in Maryland. One recent creation are drug treatment courts,
which in Maryland began under former Chief
Judge Robert M. Bell’s Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863435192060642144noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-30301903682989427102014-10-27T10:00:00.002-04:002014-10-28T10:49:41.442-04:00They Fight For Us, Can We Show the Same Respect? A Call for Veterans Courts in Maryland
In 2012, there were over 1 million
American soldiers in active duty across the world.[1]
Luckily this number has dramatically decreased in the recent years, but that
leaves the United States with a growing number of veterans returning from war
trying to readjust to civilian life. Veterans Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14702517213879210013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-82387722131348929292014-10-22T08:46:00.002-04:002014-10-28T10:49:27.225-04:00Family Law Attorney Panel Discussion<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Janelle Riddickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06938880449837523083noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-69231251323850377822014-10-21T11:00:00.000-04:002014-10-28T10:50:14.433-04:00Dealing with Feelings of Inadequacy in the Truancy Court Program
Each
week, law students involved in the University of Baltimore School of Law Sayra
and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts Truancy Court
Program (TCP) discuss at the weekly team meeting each of our TCP student’s cases
and the deeper issues that students may be experiencing that result in
truancy. This past week one of my fellow
law school classmates bravely Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609529371911761187noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-15113060128322136832014-10-14T18:27:00.000-04:002014-10-28T10:51:05.972-04:00The Story of George Trevino: A Lesson that the Holistic Approach Employed by Family Courts Requires a Concerted Effort by All
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Kevin Lauermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03827391178876184081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-62173355212152967362014-10-08T09:02:00.003-04:002014-10-08T13:27:31.370-04:00Collaborative Family Law Works
Collaborative
family law is a non-traditional type of dispute resolution that focuses on the
unification of the parties in an efficient and therapeutic manner. Unlike the traditional litigation process,
collaborative law negotiations occur outside the courtroom and commit to
cooperation and honesty. This
commitment to transparent communication encourages parties to work Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408787611515584742noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-75609781080212376622014-10-07T13:57:00.003-04:002014-10-08T13:24:25.235-04:00Family Courts and Assessments for American Family Improvements
There is a profound distaste for
the harsh realities that have settled among a number of poor families,
children, single parents, delinquent teens, gay and lesbian couples, and abused
spouses. Tomorrow a child in Georgia will be placed in the state’s custody and
a family in Chicago will be completely dismantled through a divorce settlement. People all over America are affected
by the legal Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01747734426854012318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-80055813248665676022014-09-30T18:14:00.000-04:002014-10-07T14:22:48.081-04:00Applications of Human Development to Truancy
In administering the Truancy Court Program (TCP), the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) applies one of its founding philosophies, the ecology of human development, to a real-world setting. The ecology of human development focuses on four different systems that effect affect a child’s daily routine, though children may not be aware of all of them. ThoseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03884870365046347511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-15413238174014986032014-09-25T12:38:00.000-04:002014-09-25T12:57:02.853-04:00Field Trip to the Baltimore City Circuit Court Family Division
On
September 17, 2014, the Center for Families, Children and the Courts (“CFCC”)
Student Fellows visited the Family Division of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
City located at 111 North Calvert Street in Baltimore. We received a tour
from T. Sue German, the Family Division Administrator.
The
tour was a great opportunity to see how the Unified Family Court system
operates. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10206705140003773180noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-78271651659096690932014-09-22T09:18:00.001-04:002014-09-25T12:34:40.327-04:00Truancy and the Special Education Student
Truancy is a dilemma
frequently facing school systems. A
violation of compulsory attendance requirements can, in the worst case, lead to
significant punitive consequences for a family. What happens, however, when the student exhibiting truant
tendencies is a special education student? What kind of special obligations, if
any, does a school district have to a child with a disability?
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10033369974170827037noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-23029715659394588892014-09-16T16:01:00.001-04:002014-09-25T12:34:56.842-04:00The Link Between Poverty, Truancy, and the Juvenile Justice System
The links among poverty, school attendance rates, and delinquency are all intertwined and, when viewed as such, depict a terrifying truth. In America, over 16 million students live below the poverty line, creating a set of circumstances and problems that a large percentage of the population does not have to endure.[1] A reality for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14330234355379095238noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-67828979805552666132014-09-08T11:50:00.000-04:002014-09-25T12:33:02.323-04:00Drug Treatment Court’s Effect on Recidivism Rates
Drug treatment courts are a source of therapeutic
jurisprudence as problem-solving courts.
Their purpose is to resolve underlying issues that may be the source of
crimes that are being committed with a holistic and big-picture approach. In Baltimore City, the Drug Treatment Court
was created in 1994 due to a study relating 85% of crimes back to substance
abuse and addiction.MaKayla Haningtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06524635102318846105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-55576368517177904152014-08-25T13:16:00.002-04:002014-09-25T12:38:01.494-04:00The Impact of Trauma and Urban Poverty on Students and Families
The University of Baltimore School of Law Sayra and Neil
Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) Truancy Court
Program (TCP) team interacts with students of all ages who have unique needs.
As we learn more about the students enrolled in the TCP, we often find that the
reasons behind their attendance issues are profound and complex. A large majority of TCP students Center for Families, Children, and the Courtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05120551053498747378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-58840896034802626602014-06-12T16:48:00.000-04:002014-06-12T16:48:50.344-04:00Consistency at Home Is Key to Student Success
“I didn’t come to school because my uniform was at my mom’s
house and I slept at my dad’s two days last week.”
“I was late because I stayed at my cousin’s house and her
mom didn’t get us up.”
“I overslept because I was staying in my aunt’s room and she
had the TV on all night.”
“I missed school because I stayed at my dad’s and he lives
in West Baltimore.”
“I was lateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15112804496906633505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-85901690637603905822014-04-10T10:38:00.000-04:002014-04-10T10:38:47.713-04:00What is Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ)?I founded the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) in August, 2000, with Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) as one of its two underlying theoretical constructs. Indeed, TJ informs and frames all of CFCC’s work. Many academics have heard of TJ, and the legal and judicial communities are becoming increasingly familiar with its meaning and implications for the Barbara Babbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604258599322382501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-86015043213792416742013-11-26T12:39:00.001-05:002013-11-26T12:39:43.621-05:00The Therapeutic Side of Law
One of my apprehensions
in committing to law school was the adversarial process and the impact on
families and children in the judicial process. The Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and
the Courts (CFCC) Student Fellows Program has been instrumental in reassuring
me that my pursuit of a legal career was the right decision. Throughout this semester, my colleaguesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12437792453696577898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-11470670388569752652013-11-15T16:42:00.000-05:002014-07-31T09:00:37.468-04:00Field Trip to the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center
On November 6, 2013,
the Center for Families, Children and the Courts Student Fellows and professors
visited the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center located at 300 North Gay
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. We were fortunate enough to receive a tour of the
facility by Rudy Adams, the Center’s managing director. We first met with Mr.
Adams in a conference room to learn a little about the Center Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209466451590457813noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-88973675209470000532013-11-07T13:14:00.001-05:002013-11-07T13:17:48.848-05:00CFCC ReflectionsI became a Student Fellow with the University of Baltimore School of Law Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children, and the Courts (“CFCC”) in the middle of August. All the Student Fellows have been participating steadily and importantly in class discussions and projects. A major focus has been to reform the family justice system. For example, different approaches such as the EcologyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-70967208491115572932013-11-04T21:14:00.000-05:002013-11-04T21:17:32.993-05:00The "A "Team: An Inside Look At The Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court
On October 23, 2013 the CFCC
Student Fellows visited the Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court. As we entered
the court room, the first thing I noticed was a chalkboard with “The A Team”
written on it. I soon found out what
that meant. When a participant remained drug-free and complied with treatment,
his or her name would be written on the chalkboard as a member of “The A Team,”
at which Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05178528859570195695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-71906415012739729042013-10-27T09:35:00.000-04:002014-11-06T13:03:35.874-05:00The Link between Truancy and the Local Bus SystemWith a weekly local bus ridership of
241,071, the MTA public bus system plays an oversized role in the daily lives
of many Baltimore citizens1.
It’s no exaggeration to say that our students’ success is dependent on the
smooth running of the MTA local bus system. Without a private bus system to
provide transportation to school, the students in the CFCC Truancy Court
Program are at the mercy of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637635487826828993.post-26717549489687449932013-10-21T20:45:00.000-04:002013-10-21T20:45:42.914-04:00 Problem-Solving Courts: A Look Into Maryland’s Drug Treatment Courts
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