<Accountability Court and Accountability Court Judge >
<Sean, Colby, Jack>
RESEARCH
- drug court is an alternative to being
incarcerated
- costs less for government than jail
- The Chatham County Courts proclaim to
have 200 African Americans, but only 140
Caucasians, which is weird because
according to the census bureau, Caucasians
are 76.6 percent of the population.
- Participants in drug court were less likely to
test positive, reported less drug use, had
fewer re-arrests, and reported less criminal
activity
QUESTIONS
● How many cases are heard each day?
● What is the ratio of graduating to being
terminated from drug court?
● Who are the other judges in drug court?
● What options are there besides drug court
and jail?
● How many judges are in drug court?
● What makes people get terminated from
drug court
● How long has drug court been a thing?
● When is drug court the busiest?
● How. many people appeal to drug court a
day?
● What percent of people who can appeal to
drug court do so?
● What are some of the flaws in drug court?
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NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION SEE
We, unfortunately, only spent a single day at a accountability court, which is going to be referred to As we walked throughout the day, we saw:
drug court from here out. We listened to drug court for a few hours with judge McBurney, who was ● Judge McBurney
surprisingly nice, being only our second interaction with a judge. Of course, drug court was ● Two different people being handcuffed
significantly different than what you would expect from a normal court case, such as those in a ● Many different people being called to the
federal court. This was most notable due to how there was no prosecutor or defendant. Instead, an podium
ex drug user would come up to the podium and talk with judge McBurney, trying to solve their ● A large number of African Americans
problems. Dispite listening to over ten different cases, they all tended to blend together, which will disproportionate to the population
be further talked about in the wonder section. ● Two people sitting at a nearby table
● Three different security guards
● Some people came into the court shackled
IMAGES ● Someone crying and begging to not be
incarcerated
THINK
During the events of drug court, we thought:
● Amazement at how Judge McBurney talked
respectfully to those brought before him
● Believing that Judge McBurney honestly was
trying to help
● It was impressive that Judge McBurney
remembered nearly everything those
brought before him said
Hope Hall
WONDER
Dispite everything we learned, we still have
these questions:
● How do the other drug court judges in
Georgia act compared to McBurney?
● How much does McBurney need to prepare
Judge McBurney
for each day of drug court?
● Why did McBurney chose to help with drug
court?
● Why did the other judges chose to help with
drug court?
● What is McBurney’s favorite case?
● What do the drug users really think about
Judge McBurney?
● Why do judges have to volunteer for drug
court without pay?
● How often do people watch drug court?
● How do people get to drug court if they
can’t drive?