Expressed-Interest Legal Representation for Children in Substitute Care: Evaluation of the Impact of Representation on Children's Permanency Outcomes

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Zinn ◽  
Clark Peters
Keyword(s):  
Legal Representation ◽  
Substitute Care ◽  
Permanency Outcomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care Evaluation

Examining the Type of Legal Representation and Its Influence on Disaggregated Dispositions in Juvenile Court

2021 ◽  
pp. 154120402110276
Author(s):  
Caitlin M. Brady ◽  
Jennifer H. Peck
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Court ◽  
Alcohol Treatment ◽  
Public Defender ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Out Of Home Placement ◽  
Home Placement ◽  
Court Processing ◽  
Community Sanctions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

While prior studies of juvenile court outcomes have examined the impact of legal representation on out-of-home placement versus community sanctions, previous research has not fully explored the variation within sanctions that youth receive. The current study examines the influence of type of legal representation (public defender or private attorney) when predicting juvenile adjudications and dispositions. Using a sample of delinquent referrals from a Northeast state between 2009 and 2014, results showed that youth do receive different outcomes (e.g., probation, drug and alcohol treatment, accountability-oriented dispositions, etc.) based on the type of legal representation. The findings have important implications for juvenile court processing related to how courtroom actors impact case outcomes.

Assessment of a multi-center tele-urgent care program to decrease emergency department referral rates in the Veterans Health Administration

2021 ◽  
pp. 1357633X2110248
Author(s):  
Charlie M Wray ◽  
Myla Junge ◽  
Salomeh Keyhani ◽  
Janeen E Smith
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visit ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Emergency Department Utilization ◽  
Emergency Department Care ◽  
Referral Rates ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care Evaluation

The use of emergency departments for non-emergent issues has led to overcrowding and decreased the quality of care. Telemedicine may be a mechanism to decrease overutilization of this expensive resource. From April to September 2020, we assessed (a) the impact of a multi-center tele-urgent care program on emergency department referral rates and (b) the proportion of individuals who had a subsequent emergency department visit within 72 h of tele-urgent care evaluation when they were not referred to the emergency department. We then performed a chart review to assess whether patients presented to the emergency department for the same reason as was stated for their tele-urgent care evaluation, whether subsequent hospitalization was needed during that emergency department visit, and whether death occurred. Among the 2510 patients who would have been referred to in-person emergency department care, but instead received tele-urgent care assessment, one in five (21%; n = 533) were subsequently referred to the emergency department. Among those not referred following tele-urgent care, 1 in 10 (11%; n = 162) visited the emergency department within 72 h. Among these 162 individuals, most (91%) returned with the same or similar complaint as what was assessed during their tele-urgent care visit, with one in five requiring hospitalization (19%, n = 31) with one individual (0.01%) dying. In conclusion, tele-urgent care may safely decrease emergency department utilization.

Exploring Relational and Parental Factors for Permanency Outcomes of Children in Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-147
Author(s):  
Becky F. Antle ◽  
Anita P. Barbee ◽  
Bibhuti K. Sar ◽  
Dana J. Sullivan ◽  
Kirsten Tarter
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Public ◽  
Permanency Outcomes ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Children In Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Case Characteristics

This research examined the impact of individual and relational characteristics of foster parents on permanency outcomes for children in care. Previous research has focused on child and case characteristics. The sample consisted of 233 foster parents from the public child welfare system surveyed at the end of a training. The results of the surveys showed that couple relationship quality and altruism were predictive of reunification of foster children with biological parent. The significant predictors of placement in a residential facility were age, education, and avoidant attachment style of the foster parent. Practice and policy implications are discussed.

Introduction to Special Issue: Misdemeanor Justice Project—A Focus on Criminal Justice System Responses to Lower Level Offenses

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 527-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Chauhan ◽  
Jeremy Travis
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Pretrial Detention ◽  
Court Processing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scholarly Attention

To date, the enforcement of lower level offenses and the criminal justice system’s response to these enforcement actions has received little scholarly attention. To address this gap in scientific research, the Misdemeanor Justice Project (MJP) commissioned nine scholarly papers focused on criminal justice responses to lower level offenses. Each of the papers in this volume is guided by one of four overarching themes, including officer discretion; the impact of lower level enforcement on individuals, communities, and institutions; pretrial detention and diversion; and court processing and legal representation. As a collection, these papers serve as a launching pad for the development of a body of research in a critical and opaque area of our criminal justice system as well as highlight areas for future research.

scholarly journals Measuring the Impacts of Representation in Legal Aid and Community Legal Services Settings: Considerations for Canadian Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 1117
Author(s):  
Sarah Buhler ◽  
Michelle C. Korpan
Keyword(s):  
American Studies ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
Complex Relationship ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Legal Aid ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Canadian Research

There is currently a gap in Canadian empirical research examining the impacts of legal representation in legal aid and clinic settings. This article advocates for addressing the research gap and suggests how such research could be pursued. Empirical data is crucial to making the case for ongoing investments in publicly funded legal assistance and to ensuring the effectiveness of such assistance. Yet current research, mainly from American studies, tends to focus narrowly on litigation outcomes. This leaves many aspects of the impact of legal representation unclear, particularly regarding service delivery for vulnerable and marginalized clients. Research must examine clients’ own experiences and perspectives of legal processes so as to better reflect the complex relationship between legal representation and justice.

Lawyers in the Children's Court: An Australian Perspective

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngaire Naffine ◽  
Joy Wundersitz
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Children's Court ◽  
Children’S Court ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Court Process ◽  
Court Hearing

Using South Australia as a case study, this article examines the role and the impact of the lawyer in the children's court. It suggests that the failure of English and American researchers to find a consistently significant role for the children's lawyer may be a function of the narrowness of their focus: on the formal court process rather than on the informal processes of justice that precede the court hearing. It concludes that in South Australia, lawyers are most influential when bargaining a plea on behalf of their clients. It is in this area of discretionary justice that the young defendant may experience both the best and the worst effects of legal representation.

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