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Serious Crimes Conferencing in Baltimore.

Abramson, Lauren
June 4, 2015

Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. September 2006 Edition.

The Community Conferencing Center offers a variety of conference services in Baltimore, Maryland. The center offers court diversion for non-violent offenses, alternatives to school suspension, re-entry conferencing, and neighborhood conflict resolution. In this article, Lauren Abramson, executive director of the Community Conferencing Center, provides an overview of a serious crimes conference held in a prison setting.

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