Table 2.
Problem-Solving Court Operation Shifts due to COVID-19 Pandemic Reported by Court Coordinators.
Operation Shift | Percentage of Court Coordinators (%) |
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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 |