RT Article
T1 Veterans Treatment Courts during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of Adaptations and Best Practices for Continuing Operation
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 49
IS 3
SP 370
OP 399
A1 Jalain, Caroline I.
A2 Stacer, Melissa J.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1888278927
AB The purpose of this research is to investigate Veterans Treatment Courts’ (VTCs) operation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March of 2020, there have been efforts to transition to a virtual world to guarantee criminal defendants their rights in court during this public health crisis. While many courts had to adapt to the changing conditions due to COVID-19, little is known about what these changes looked like for VTCs, if they varied from court to court, and whether these changes were successful. Through a nationwide survey of VTC courtroom actors such as judges, program coordinators, and Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, we examine how VTCs’ day-to-day operations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as program retention and participants’ success in the treatment program during a public health emergency. We discuss VTCs’ lessons learned to inform other VTCs and specialty courts about best practices for continuing operations.
K1 Online
K1 Virtual courts
K1 Pandemic
K1 Covid-19
K1 Veterans Treatment Court
DO 10.1007/s12103-024-09760-0