UC Law Hosts Restorative Justice Working Conference
On October 12 and 13, Professor Thalia González, affiliated faculty with the and Co-Director of the Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) at ÌÇÐÄÔ´´ hosted a working conference supported by the with collaborators from the Loyola University Chicago Schools of and ( Christensen and ).
Olivia Marcucci and Alexander Parker from Johns Hopkins University School of Education
The working conference, and associated grant, is the first to support new research in the field as well as develop an infrastructure for a national working group to advance antiracist research education research of restorative practices in PK-12 schools. The in-person working conference was the second of a three-part convening series and opened on Thursday morning with a welcome circle facilitated by Dr. Fania Davis and Malachai Scott (RJOY). The working conference also included the voices and expertise of youth, led by , a national leader in the field of restorative justice in public education.
During the course of the working conference, participants (including researchers, practitioners, and community-based leaders) presented and provided feedback on eight draft papers that will be edited by Professors González, Nelson Christensen and Johnson for a peer reviewed volume on this critical topic. The papers ranged from presentations of new theoretical frameworks, single-site case studies, and evaluations of systematic implementation.