DeKalb County State Court Judge J. Antonio DelCampo knows that his approach to his job differs from that of some of his colleagues on the bench.
After a recent judicial conference during which he spoke about his intervention programs designed to redirect misdemeanor offenders before they move on to more serious crimes, he heard dissent from a senior judge, who told him, “That is not your job. You are not a social worker. If somebody breaks the law, your job is to make sure they’re punished.”
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