Mandatory, fast, and fair: Case outcomes and procedural justice in a family drug court

作者: Melanie Fessinger , Katherine Hazen , Jamie Bahm , Jennie Cole-Mossman , Roger Heideman

DOI: 10.1007/S11292-019-09361-6

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摘要: Problem-solving courts are traditionally voluntary in nature to promote procedural justice and advance therapeutic jurisprudence. The Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC) Lancaster County, Nebraska is a mandatory dependency court for families with allegations of child abuse or neglect related substance use. We conducted program evaluation examining parents’ case outcomes perceptions examine whether problem-solving could replicate the positive courts. employed quasi-experimental design that compared FTDC parents traditional (control parents). examined records gather orders, compliance outcomes, important dates. also 263 surveys (FTDC = 232; control = 31) understand process. Overall, were more compliant some orders than control parents. Although did not have significantly different cases closed faster cases. had higher Mediation analyses indicated believed process was fair therefore participated consistently court-ordered services reunified often Mandatory can serve through same mechanisms as More research necessary which specific elements courts, aside from nature, essential maintain their effectiveness.

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