Illuminating the Black Box From Within

This article describes a mixed-methods, concept mapping study in an urban family drug court (FDC) designed to identify keys to FDC success from stakeholders’ perspectives. Participating FDC team members and clients developed a set of items they deemed integral to an FDC, thematically clustered the items, and then rated their relative importance. Using these data, cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling generated 6 themes perceived as contributing to positive outcomes. Resultant concept maps revealed that, compared to team members, clients view relational aspects of the FDC as more important. The findings point to implications for future research and social work practice

Best practice · Criminology · Drug court · Knowledge management · Multidimensional scaling · Political science · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Stakeholder · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Social Work

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