“ORDER IN THE COURT”
Today on Background Check we go to DWI court and appear before Judge Kathleen Hamilton.
We ask her about her specialty courts she runs, Juvenile Drug Court, Veteran's Treatment Court, and DWI Court. She talks about the impact they have on the offender as well as the community as a whole. There was no DWI or specialty courts when I was in trouble with the law so this was all new to me.
As she walked through the programs with me I began to see that this part of our judicial system is an amazing asset. If we had more programs like this implemented across the board, we’d send less people to prison. And the cost of these programs are way less than the cost of keeping someone in prison.
What You’ll Learn:
All about Kathleen’s journey through law
Her implementation of the specialty courts
How these courts help everyone
Memorable Quote: “There’s one huge rule for all the specialty courts, and it’s just honesty. When you tell the truth it becomes a part of your past, when you tell a lie it becomes a part of your future.”
Resources Mentioned in the Show:
More about the Veteran’s Court. https://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_q_-_z/veterans_treatment_court/index.php
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