PHILADELPHIA - FAMILY COURT - RESEARCH AND PLANNING UNIT - RESEARCH AND PLANNING, ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS, IN THE FAMILY COURT - UPDATE EVALUATION REPORT, SEPTEMBER 28, 1974 - JUNE 30, 1975

• NCJ Number: 26171
• Author(s): D DUFFEE; K WRIGHT
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 42 pages
• Grant Number(s): PH-263-74A
• Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Governor's Justice Cmssn
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE FAMILY COURT PLANNING AND RESEARCH UNIT IS EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE UNIT'S PROCESSES ON COURT OPERATION AND ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF COURT EXECUTIVES WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE UNIT.

Abstract

THE FIVE AREAS WHICH ARE EVALUATED THROUGH COURT EXECUTIVE'S PERCEPTIONS ARE LEGALISTIC, CLIENT SERVICES, CLIENT FLOW, PROCEDURE MANUALS, AND DATA COLLECTION. PERCENTAGE RESPONSES BY THE 20 INTERVIEWEES TO THE 29 QUESTION QUESTIONNAIRE ARE PRESENTED. A LITERATURE REVIEW FORMS THE BASIS OF A SECTION ON RESEARCH AND PLANNING PROCESS AND ORGANIZATION. A PARADIGM RESEARCH AND PLANNING FLOW CHART IS PRESENTED AND EACH STAGE OF THE PROCESS IS DEFINED. SEE ALSO NCJ-26171 AND 26172.