Thalia González - Bibliography

Publications

  • Chapters in Books

  • From Practice to Praxis: Mindful Lawyering for Social Justice, in YOGA, THE BODY, AND EMBODIED SOCIAL CHANGE: AN INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST ANALYSIS (Melanie Klein, Beth Berila & Chelsea Jackson eds., 2016) (with Lauren Eckstrom).
  • Socializing Schools: Addressing Racial Disparities in Discipline Through Restorative Justice, in Closing the School Discipline Gap: Equitable Remedies for Excessive Exclusion 151 (Daniel J. Losen ed., Teachers Coll. Press 2014).
  • The Indian Child Welfare Act: A Legal Mandate for Social Justice and Preservation of American Indian/Native Alaskan Heritage, in Social Issues in Contemporary Native America: Reflections from Turtle Island 129 (Hilary N. Weaver ed., Routledge 2014) (with Edwin Gonzalez-Santin).
  • Journal Articles

  • Betwixt and Between: Restorative Justice, DEI, and Education Carcerality, 52 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1165 (2025) (with Alyssa Scott). Link, SSRN
  • Education Equity and Brown: Reform, Retrenchment and Exclusionary Discipline, 16 Geo. J. Modern Crit. Race Theory Persp. 11 (2025) (with Will Martel). SSRN
  • Reproducing Inequality: Racial Capitalism and the Cost of Public Education, 65 Boston College L. Rev. 318 (2024) (with Paige Joki). SSRN
  • Racial Reckoning and the Police-Free Schools Movement, 72 UCLA L. Rev. Disc. 2 (2024) (with Rebecca Epstein). Link
  • The Uncertain Future of Restorative Justice: ‘Anti-Woke’ Legislation, Retrenchment & Politics of Parental Rights, 30 J. Wm. & Mary J. Race, Gender, & Soc. Just 1 (2024) (with Mara Schiff). Link
  • Situating Restorative Justice in a Multicultural, Pluralistic, and Dynamic World, 6 Int’l J. Restorative Just. 454 (2023) (with Mara Schiff).
  • Restorative Justice Diversion as a Structural Health Intervention in the Criminal Legal System, 113 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 542 (2023). SSRN
  • A Call for an Intersectional Feminist Restorative Justice Approach to Addressing the Criminalization of Black Girls, 95 St. John’s L. Rev. 997 (2022) (with Donna Coker). Link, SSRN
  • Race, Public Health, and the Epidemic of Incarceration, Neb. L. Rev. Bull. 1 (2022) (with Emma Kaeser). Link
  • A Health Justice Response to School Discipline and Policing, 71 Am. U. L. Rev. 1927 (2022) (with Alexis Etow & Cesar De La Vega). Link
  • An Antiracist Health Equity Agenda for Education, 50 J.L. Med. & Ethics 31 (2022) (with Alexis Etow & Cesar De La Vega).
  • Critical Race Feminism, Health, and Restorative Practices in Schools: Centering the Experiences of Black and Latina Girls, 29 Mich. J. Gender & L. 409 (2022) (with Rebecca Epstein). Link
  • Discipline Beyond the Schoolhouse Doors: Anti-Black Racism and the Exclusion of Black Caregivers, 70 UCLA L. Rev. Disc. 40 (2022) (with Paige Joki). Link, SSRN
  • Race, School Policing, and Public Health, 73 Stan. L. Rev. Online 10001 (2021). Link
  • Restorative Justice, School Reopenings and Educational Equity: A Contemporary Mapping and Analysis of State Law, 55 U.C. Davis L. Rev. Online 43 (2021) (with Rebecca Epstein and Claire Krelitz and Rhea Shinde). Link
  • School Police Reform: A Public Health Imperative, 74 SMU L. Rev. 118 (2021) (with Emma Kaeser) Link, SSRN
  • The Legalization of Restorative Justice: A 50-State Empirical Analysis, 5 Utah L. Rev. 1027 (2020). Link, SSRN
  • The State of Restorative Justice in American Criminal Law, 2020 Wis. L. Rev. 1147 (2020). Link, SSRN
  • School Police Reform: A Public Health Imperative, 74 SMU L. Rev. F. 118 (2021) (with Emma Kaeser). Link, SSRN
  • Restorative Justice at the Crossroads: Politics, Power, and Language, 22 Contemporary Just. Rev. 242 (2019) (with Annalise Buth) Link
  • Health Equity, School Discipline and Restorative Justice, 47 J.L. Med. & Ethics 45 (2019) (with Alexis Etow & Cesar De La Vega). Link, SSRN
  • New Directions in Whole-School Restorative Justice Implementation, 35 Conflict Resol. Q. 1 (2018) (with Heather Sattler & Annalise Buth) Link, SSRN
  • Root to Rise: Mindful Lawyering for Social Justice, 41 N.Y.U. Rev. L. & Soc. Change 91 (2017). Link, SSRN
  • Youth Incarceration, Health, and Length of Stay, 45 Fordham Urb. L.J. 45 (2017). Link, SSRN
  • A Quiet Revolution: Mindfulness, Rebellious Lawyering and Community Practice, 53 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 49 (2016). Link, SSRN
  • Restorative Justice From the Margins to the Center: The Emergence of a New Norm in School Discipline, 60 How. L.J. 267 (2016). Link, SSRN
  • From Global to Local: Domestic Human Rights Norms in Theory and Practice, 59 How. L.J. 501 (2016). Link, SSRN
  • Reorienting Restorative Justice: Initiating a New Dialogue of Rights Consciousness, Community Empowerment and Politicization, 16 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 457 (2015). Link, SSRN
  • Keeping Kids in Schools: Restorative Justice, Punitive Discipline, and the School to Prison Pipeline, 41 J.L. & Educ. 281 (2012). SSRN
  • Restoring Justice: Community Organizing to Transform School Discipline Policies, 15 U.C. Davis J. Juv. L. & Pol’y 1 (2011). Link, SSRN
  • Reports, Issues Briefs, White Papers and Essays

  • Exclusionary School Discipline and Student Health and Wellbeing: A Research Spotlight Brief, Center on Racial and Economic Justice, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2025). Link
  • ‘Common Sense Discipline’ is Not Evidence-Based School Discipline: The Misalignment of Executive Order 14280 and Education Research, Center for Racial and Economic Justice, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2025) (with Aidan Tomlinson). Link
  • Opportunities Lost: The Hidden Cost of Public Education in Pennsylvania K – 12  Schools (Research Brief), Center for Racial and Economic Justice, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2025) (with Paige Joki). Link
  • State Restorative Justice Legislation 2020 – 2025: Confidentiality, Admissibility & Privilege, Center for Racial and Economic Justice, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2025) (with Kaitlin Browne & Aidan Tomlinson). Link
  • FAQ: Educational Fines and Fees in K – 12 Public Schools, Center for Racial and Economic Justice, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2025). Link
  • Addressing School Discipline Disparities Through the Health Justice Framework, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School (2021) (with Alex Etow).
  • School Discipline is a Public Health Crisis, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School (2021) (with Alex Etow & Cesar De La Vega).
  • Increasing School Connectedness for Girls: Restorative Justice as a Health Equity Resource, Center on Poverty and Inequality, Georgetown University Law Center (2020) (with Rebecca Epstein).
  • Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, Center on Poverty and Inequality, Georgetown University Law Center (2017) (with Rebecca Epstein & Jamilia Blake).
  • Protecting the Future of Tribal Communities: Ensuring Compliance with the Indian Welfare Act, Big Ideas for Children in the Southwest (First Focus) (2012).