Department of Juvenile Services in Westminster, MD is a nonprofit organization that offers community conferencing services to address conflicts and harm caused by youth and children. Led by trained facilitators, the conferences provide a safe space for all participants to express their experiences and collectively find ways to repair the harm and achieve reconciliation. Referrals for conferences primarily come from the court system, State's Attorney's Office, Carroll County Public Schools, and private citizens.
With a focus on restorative justice, Department of Juvenile Services aims to emphasize the importance of taking responsibility for harm and working towards making it right. The conferences, which typically last 1 to 1.5 hours, have a high success rate in achieving written agreements signed by all parties. Supported by grants and private donations, the organization's facilitators, who have backgrounds in education or juvenile justice, are fully trained in the community conferencing model.
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