JDC Coordinators Survey SC

You are invited to participate in a survey of drug courts being conducted by Brian Fuleihan from the University of South Carolina's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. This survey is the first part of a two-stage process designed to collect the opinions and experiences of juvenile drug court teams throughout South Carolina. It will be used to learn about similarities and differences across drug court programs that are currently operating in South Carolina, gather various experiences and viewpoints of team members, and report the findings of the survey. Results should be useful in guiding decision-making surrounding the expansion and further development of juvenile drug courts in South Carolina.

The survey is intended for juvenile drug court program coordinators, and should take around 10 minutes to complete. You will be asked about general characteristics of the juvenile drug court program, such as local demographics, target population, program structure, team structure, adherence to recommended strategies, and other information regarding your drug court program.

There is a question at the end which asks that all team members be identified with both a name and email address. This information will be crucial for follow-up interviews of team members in the state who participate, or have participated in the past, on a juvenile drug court team. We ask for names only for tracking purposes, and none of a respondent’s contact information or survey answers will be shared with anyone, or presented in any way that it would be possible to identify them. Any report will simply summarize findings across respondents.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Brian Fuleihan
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29202
803-487-5268 (Cell)

1. What is your name and official title? (Again, name is requested for internal tracking purposes only)

2. In what judicial district is your drug court located?

Both Adult and Juvenile Drug Court

More than one year but less than five years

State-funded through community corrections

Volunteer, not applicable

PART TWO: Program Characteristics

Both rural and municipal

Covers multiple rural counties

9. How many years has your drug court been in existence?

Less than a 12 months

Between 12 and 24 months

Pre-plea or diversionary

Both pre-plea and post-plea

15. What is the name of the standardized assessment tool?

0 it does not use phases

Sitting in jury box in other courts

Demotion to earlier phase

Increased treatment attendance

18. Which sanctions are most commonly used?

More than four times per month

Four times per month

Drug possession cases

Minor drug trafficking cases

Drug-related property offense cases

Violent offenses related to drugs

Depends on circumstances (flexible)

Both Misdemeanors and Felonies

Moderately successful

Extremely successful

I don’t have enough information to answer this question

25. Please enter any comments you may have about your work as a drug court program coordinator that would help us understand your experiences in directing the juvenile drug court in your jurisdiction.

27. Please proved the names, mailing addresses, contact phone numbers, and email addresses of your drug court team members. This will be of tremendous help with gathering information from team members. Team members will be contacted regarding their willingness to be interviewed about their perspectives and experiences.