| Autor: |
LUCAS, PAUL A., LUCAS, KWEILIN T., MARCUM, CATHERINE D. |
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International Journal for Court Administration; 2023, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p1-21, 21p |
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This study examines the impact that COVID-19 has had on treatment court professionals in a US southern state during four time periods to determine if and how the pandemic hindered their ability to process cases and provide services to participants, and to give insight about their overall feelings of safety working within their courts during the pandemic. Treatment court coordinators working within drug treatment courts (DTCs), mental health courts (MHCs), and veterans treatment courts (VTCs) were administered online surveys to self-report their experiences about how they have adapted to the many challenges presented by COVID-19. As is common with exploratory research, an inductive approach was used to compare findings from the treatment court coordinators to the Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards Volumes I and II to better understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on the sampled treatment courts. Findings indicate that there are potential issues with best practice standards, which can negatively affect treatment court effectiveness. Regardless, respondents reported feeling relatively safe about their work environment across the four time periods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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