Dear
Council Member Heneghan,
Thank
you again for working with us and introducing the Proclamation about Teen
Dating Violence. I am writing to introduce you to introduce you to Sonja
Brown, our Community Prosecutor, who is organizing the first ever DeKalb County
Court Watch training, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 9 AM –
Noon in the Jury Assembly Room at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 556 N.
McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030. Registration opens at 8 AM and
training will begin promptly at 9 AM.
I
thought you might have constituents interested in coming to the training, which
is sponsored by the Office of the DeKalb County Solicitor-General in
partnership with the DeKalb County Police Department. The
registration form can be found on ourwebsite as can the press release: http://www.dekalbsolicitorgeneral.org/media.html
Court
Watch is a collaborative, community-based approach to criminal justice,
developed to help the community gain a better understanding of how the court
system works. Court Watch provides an opportunity for community members
to attend court hearings of those cases that are important to their respective
communities, and to monitor those cases through the criminal justice
system. The Court Watch goals include:
- Educating the community about how the court system works;
- Encouraging community members to attend and observe court hearings;
- Having input in the criminal justice process, which increases accountability;
- Representing the community’s interest in the criminal justice system;
- Enhancing awareness among judges and prosecutors about the personal impacts of being crime victims, so that these issues can be taken into consideration in case prioritization and sentencing; and
- Developing better relationships between the courts, prosecutors, law enforcement and the community
During
the training, participants will have an opportunity to learn about and
understand the important aspects of the criminal justice system in DeKalb
County. They will also have an opportunity to hear presentations from the
Solicitor-General’s office, DeKalb County Police Department, the Sheriff’s
Department, Superior and State Court Judges, Probation, and an active Court
Watcher from a neighboring jurisdiction.
We
have room for up to 300 participants, so we strongly encourage
pre-registration. The registration form is attached and should be
returned to Sonja’s attention at:
Sonja N. Brown
Assistant
Solicitor-General
Community
Prosecutor
Office of the
DeKalb County Solicitor-General
556 N. McDonough
Street
Suite 500
Decatur, GA 30030
404.371.2234 –
Office
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