Being Monitored in the Spotlight

Members of the staff at the Cobb County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court are important factors in the recovery process for those who are in the program. Whether it be the judge or a therapist, every person associated with the court and is a vital part in providing accountability and support to participants.


Children placed on probation, in most circumstances, will be supervised by a probation officer. Their main responsibility is to ensure that the client is following or abiding by the Court’s order. To accomplish this task officers become familiar with the family situation, school progress, and personal development of the child. 


Cobb County Juvenile Court’s probation unit provides a variety of options for the supervision of participants. Often an officer assigned to their participant's school district will monitor a child placed on probation. These officers develop working relationships with school officials, counselors, and teachers in an effort to provide the best possible environment for the child to be successful. Other options for supervision include the Gang Suppression Program, the Intensive Supervision Program, the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program, and the Sexual Offenders Caseload. Each of these caseloads or programs provides specialized treatment and rehabilitation for children with specific needs. 


Probation officers working for the court come from all backgrounds in life, but are usually there for the same reason and same fulfillment: to watch a participant achieve and maintain success in the program.

Albert Rodney and Jamey Greene are both members of the probation team at the courthouse. 


Albert is the Drug Court Coordinator. He has been with Cobb County for two and a half years. Originally from Miami, Florida, Albert went to Florida State where he majored in criminal justice. After graduating from college, Albert moved to Orlando, Florida and served as a police officer for 10 years. He left after being injured on the job and moved to Atlanta with his wife.


Albert oversees 7 probation officers. Albert said that the greatest factor in the fulfillment of his job is seeing change and the impact that this probation and process has on the juveniles.


Another member of the probation team is Jamey Greene. He was raised here in Marietta, Georgia and went to the University of Georgia where he studied criminal justice. For his internship, Jamey worked 40 hours a week at the Cobb Juvenile court and Reconnecting Families. During this time, Jamey was also a surveillance officer who watch and popped in on juveniles.

After graduating from UGA, Jamey joined the probation team in Cobb County. He said that the best part of his job is seeing the results and actually helping those who are in the program. This program allows juveniles to learn from their mistakes and hopefully not makes those same mistakes again.


These are just two of the many probation officers at the Cobb County Juvenile Courthouse. Without their job devotion, the recovery and accountability aspect of treatment and success would be a very difficult aspect for those in surveillance.


Thank you so much to our hard working probation team!