Environmental Scan of Family Justice Centers in the United States, 2016-2017 (ICPSR 36973)

Version Date: May 15, 2018

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Principal Investigator(s):
Meg Chapman, Abt Associates

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36973.v1

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Summary

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information in needed.

This study conducts an environmental scan of current Family Justice Centers (FJCs) across the United States as part of a multi-phase effort to develop a formal evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness of FJCs and similar multi-agency co-located collaboratives.

The collection contains 1 SAS data file (fjc_analysis_nacjd_20180226.sas7bdat (n=52; 813 variables)) and 1 syntax file.

Citation

Chapman, Meg. Environmental Scan of Family Justice Centers in the United States, 2016-2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-15. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36973.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (2014-ZD-CX-0013)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

state

Restrictions

Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reason for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2016 -- 2017

Date of Collection

2016-08-23 -- 2016-12-12 (Family Justice Center Survey)

Data Collection Notes

  1. These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information in needed.

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Study Purpose

This study aims to identify a complete picture of the national Family Justice Center (FJC) landscape, the services FJCs are providing, the communities they serve, and the infrastructure available to support evaluation efforts. The scan was designed to answer the following two basic questions, which will drive future evaluation efforts:

  1. What do FJCs look like and how do they vary?
  2. Can they support formal evaluation efforts?

Study Design

A survey was designed and electronically deployed to collect data from Family Justice Centers (FJC) on:

  1. Inputs and activities to measure variation across Centers
  2. The extent to which outputs were collected and maintained as part of an assessment of evaluability.

Sample

In order to capture the variation in programs that fall under the Family Justice Center (FJC) umbrella, while excluding other Coordinated Community Response (CCR) projects, the following four elements were used to define an FJC for the purposes of the scan:

  1. Co-located
  2. Multi-agency
  3. Multi-disciplinary
  4. Targeting provision of services to adult survivors of family violence

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

Family Justice Centers in the United States

Unit(s) of Observation

Family Justice Center

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Description of Variables

Variables include information on Family Justice Center's (FJC) operational status, years in operation, whether part of a coordinated FJC/CAC model, number of employees and volunteers, naming convention, program governance, guiding policies, partner agencies, funding status and sources, location, number and demographics of clients served, and types services provided.

Response Rates

60 percent (Family Justice Center Survey)

Presence of Common Scales

none

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Original Release Date

2018-05-15

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Weight

none

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Notes

  • These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed.

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

  • One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.