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

Problem-solving courts are traditionally voluntary in nature to promote procedural justice and to advance therapeutic jurisprudence. The Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC) in Lancaster County, Nebraska is a mandatory dependency court for families with allegations of child abuse or neglect related to...

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VerfasserInnen: Fessinger, Melanie (VerfasserIn) ; Bahm, Jamie (VerfasserIn) ; Brank, Eve (VerfasserIn) ; Cole-Mossman, Jennie (VerfasserIn) ; Hazen, Katherine (VerfasserIn) ; Heideman, Roger (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Jahr: 2020, Band: 16, Heft: 1, Seiten: 49-77
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Dependency courts
Family drug courts
Mandatory treatment
Problem-solving courts
Procedural Justice
Substance Use
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
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Zusammenfassung:Problem-solving courts are traditionally voluntary in nature to promote procedural justice and to advance therapeutic jurisprudence. The Family Treatment Drug Court (FTDC) in Lancaster County, Nebraska is a mandatory dependency court for families with allegations of child abuse or neglect related to substance use. We conducted a program evaluation examining parents’ case outcomes and perceptions of procedural justice to examine whether a mandatory problem-solving court could replicate the positive outcomes of problem-solving courts.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-019-09361-6