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A Process Evaluation of a Kentucky Court Improvement Initiative[Note 1. This study was funded through a contract with the ...]
Author(s) -
Thomas Tammi A.,
CollinsCamargo Crystal,
Corey Boes R.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/fcre.12237
Subject(s) - family court , focus group , remand (court procedure) , political science , qualitative research , law , psychology , sociology , supreme court , social science , anthropology
This article describes a court improvement initiative designed to promote uniformity and improved court practice with the ultimate goal of the improvement of outcomes for children and families. The article focuses on the results of interviews and focus groups conducted as part of the evaluation of this initiative. Twelve jurisdictions were purposively selected to exhibit a range of family court and non–family court jurisdictions in rural and middle‐sized locations. The discussion of the qualitative results focuses on changes in court practice and the impact of the initiative on case time.