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Court Monitoring Training

MADD will be hosting a Court Monitoring training session for all interested volunteers on Monday, September 29th, 2008 at the State Highway Administration Office, 9300 Kenilworth Ave Greenbelt, MD 20770. The training will run from 9:30am – 12 noon. Breakfast will be served.

The training will include all information needed to participate as an official MADD Court Monitor. Our program is operative in Baltimore,Montgomery, Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties and we will need committed volunteers to make this program work. Interested volunteers will need to be available on weekdays during normal court hours in order to participate. Volunteers will be trained on how to evaluate judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers and court staff for preparedness, understanding the law, treatment of victims and the manner in which the proceedings are held and you will also be given the appropriate materials.

You must register by September 25th so that we may plan accordingly. To register or if you have questions about the program or the training, please contact our Court Monitoring Project Specialist, Ayodele Warburton, at 410-964-5757 or by e-mail at ayodele.warburton@madd.org.

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