Budgeting Issues: Criminal Justice Administration in Georgia

Budgeting Issues: Criminal Justice Administration in Georgia

Case Analysis

The situation analysis indicates that Georgia's system of criminal justice has indeed been in crisis as numerous people behind the bar are due to tough crimes of the country. Therefore, a lot of money has been put into the development of the prison system by the taxpayers. the non violent offenders who should have taken advantage of treatments programs in the outside prison are instead serving time in there. Where expensive beds have been reserved for the dangerous offenders and focus is kept on former inmates who might be accountable upon release (Tonry, 2000).

Authors Conclusion and Recommendations

Crete a statewide system of Accountability Courts

It has been recommended by the Council that the accountability courts should be increased in numbers and comprehensive standards and the evaluation system should be implemented to ensure that the public safety is improved by the effectiveness of the accountable courts. At present, there are numerous accountability courts operating in the country including mental health courts, drugs courts etc. However, it is a fact that few of the country areas do not have a single accountability system (State Budget Solutions, 2011).

Programming Options and Effective Treatment

One of the reasons that the country is still struggling is the lack of resources for community intervention, preferably the mental health services and the abuse of substance. This indicates that the judges might be provided with limited options to announce non-prison sentencing. There are rare programs such as the Treatment Programs for the Residential Substance Abuse named as RSATs and Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) that exist in the country with long waiting lists and could be found in few parts of the country. The Council has recommended to immediately expand these resources and to support them by the use ...