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. 2022 Oct 12;53(3):490–498. doi: 10.1177/00220426221133037

Table 2.

Problem-Solving Court Operation Shifts due to COVID-19 Pandemic Reported by Court Coordinators.

Operation Shift Percentage of Court Coordinators (%)
Changing court procedures (n = 82)
 Rescheduled in-person visits to phone calls or virtual contact strategies 93
 Rescheduled in-person court sessions to phone calls or virtual contact strategies 90
 Reduced frequency of court visits 49
 We are implementing new sanctions 40
 We are offering new incentives 39
Altering treatment practices
 We are asking participants to self-report drug use or relapse issues 56
 We have stopped drug testing for now 29
 Participants need to pick up their own medications from a pharmacy or provider 23
 Specific types of treatment are suspended 22
 We are using a random dial system to alert participants of when drug testing will occur 21
 Prescribing and dispensing additional quantities of take-home medications 7
 We offer delivery of medications to their residence 2
 We have identified a central place to pick up medications 4