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Municipal Courts Post-Ferguson II: Promoting Justice, Protecting City Assets

Prerequisite: Municipal Courts Post-Ferguson I This class provides a deeper dive and interactive experience into the actual operations of municipal courts in Georgia. Through a combination of classroom instruction and interactive mock court exercises, classroom participants take a deep dive into the constitutional protections afforded to defendants and the operations of municipal courts. Specifically, this class looks at how contracts with probation service providers and judges as well as specific state and federal laws governing municipal courts work in the real world. Additionally, this class analyzes the responsibilities of the court, contracted parties, and elected officials under Georgia law, with a focus on criminal ustice reform changes enacted by the Georgia legislature.