Pandemic Procedures: Adapting Problem-Solving Court (PSC) Operations and Treatment Protocols During COVID-19.

IF 1.2 4区社会学 Q4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Journal of Drug Issues Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Epub Date: 2022-10-12 DOI:10.1177/00220426221133037

Lindsay R Smith, Fanni Faragó, James C Witte, Thomas Blue, Michael S Gordon, Faye S Taxman

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Abstract

With an ongoing pandemic claiming hundreds of lives a day, it is unclear how COVID-19 has affected court operations, particularly problem-solving courts (PSCs) which have goals rooted in rehabilitation for participants in their programs. Even with practical recommendations from national organizations directing courts on how to manage COVID-19, whether and how PSCs met the needs of PSC participants during this time is underexplored. This study, drawn from a larger national study using a survey of PSC coordinators, examines the COVID-19 responses of PSCs to remain safely operational for participants. A sub-sample of survey respondents (n = 82 PSC coordinators) detailed how the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes to their court and treatment operations amidst the constraints of the pandemic. The courts' shifts in policy and practice have important impacts for court participants' treatment retention and success in the PSC program, and these shifts need more in-depth research in the future.

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流行病程序：在新冠肺炎期间调整问题解决法庭（PSC）操作和治疗方案

随着一场持续的大流行病每天夺走数百人的生命，尚不清楚新冠肺炎如何影响法院的运作，尤其是解决问题的法院（PSC），这些法院的目标植根于项目参与者的康复。即使国家组织就如何管理新冠肺炎向法院提出了切实可行的建议，PSC在此期间是否以及如何满足PSC参与者的需求仍有待进一步探讨。这项研究来自一项更大规模的国家研究，使用PSC协调员的调查，研究了PSC对新冠肺炎的反应，以保持参与者的安全运行。调查受访者的子样本（n=82名PSC协调员）详细说明了新冠肺炎大流行如何在大流行的限制下导致他们的法院和治疗操作发生变化。法院在政策和实践方面的转变对法院参与者在PSC计划中的治疗保留和成功具有重要影响，这些转变需要在未来进行更深入的研究。

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Journal of Drug Issues SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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3.00

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11.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Drug Issues (JDI) was incorporated as a nonprofit entity in the State of Florida in 1971. In 1996, JDI was transferred to the Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and the Richard L. Rachin Endowment was established to support its continued publication. Since its inception, JDI has been dedicated to providing a professional and scholarly forum centered on the national and international problems associated with drugs, especially illicit drugs. It is a refereed publication with international contributors and subscribers. As a leader in its field, JDI is an instrument widely used by research scholars, public policy analysts, and those involved in the day-to-day struggle against the problem of drug abuse.