The Healing Practice of Law in Action: Mental Health in Problem Solving Court By Emily Blitzer, CFCC Student Fellow (2018-2019) The Baltimore City Mental Health Court (“BCMHC”) operates within the confines of the Baltimore City District Court system, but its purpose is to provide meaningful justice to criminal offenders with mental health issues. A brief…
By Andrew Siske, CFCC Student Fellow (2016-2017) Early on as a CFCC Student Fellow, I learned about therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ), which can be defined as “the study of the role of law as a therapeutic agent.”[1] TJ represents a normative understanding of law which aims to identify the beneficial and harmful consequences of law, with…
By: Katie Davis, Truancy Court Program Attorney Each week CFCC’s Truancy Court Program (TCP) team members stress to TCP students the importance not just of staying in high school, but of going on to graduate from college, as well. We speak to them of the increased opportunities that come with a college degree and help…
By Brittany Strickland, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 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…
By Bryan Upshur, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 On one fateful day in Florida a man named Clarence Earl Gideon broke into a pool room 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…
By Samantha Sammartano, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 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…
By Janelle Riddick, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 This semester through my participation in the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Children, Families, and the Courts Student Fellows Program, I was able to meet a panel of successful and enthusiastic Maryland family law attorneys. The panel of attorneys was able to provide insight into their experiences…
By Courtney Ward, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 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…
By Kevin Lauerman, CFCC Student Fellow 2014-2015 This semester I have graciously served as a Student Fellow for the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center For Children, Families, and the Courts. Throughout my involvement with this program, I have had the pleasure of interacting with enthusiastic Baltimore City students, classmates that share a similar passion for…