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Research Reports and Other Articles / Publications
The Center for Families, Children & the Courts generates and distributes research-based information with the goal of informing the work of family and juvenile court services in California and nationwide. Articles and reports cover a wide breadth of areas related to family and juvenile court processes, and include research on self-represented litigants, elder abuse, and collaborative courts. See the topic areas listed below for more details.
- Child Support, AB 1058, Title IV-D
- Collaborative Courts
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
- Court Improvement Project (see Juvenile Dependency)
- Domestic Violence
- Elder Abuse
- Family Dispute Resolution
- Family Law
- Juvenile Delinquency and Probation
- Juvenile Dependency
- Self-Represented Litigants/Self-Help Programs
- Snapshot Study (Child Custody Mediation & Evaluation Study)
- Supervised Visitation / Access to Visitation
- Unified Courts for Families
- Other Publications
- Other Resources
- Archive: Research Grant Publications
Review of Statewide Uniform Child Support Guideline 2005
Review of Statewide Uniform Child Support Guideline 2001
Review of Statewide Uniform Child Support Guideline 1998
Review of Statewide Uniform Child Support Guideline 1993
CASA Program Quick Stats (2004)
CASA Program Quick Stats (2003)
Stat Sheet: Domestic Violence in Court-Based Child Custody
Domestic Violence Courts: A Descriptive Study (May 2000)
Effective Court Practice for Abused Elders, Main Report (2008)
Effective Court Practice for Abused Elders, Appendixes (2008)
Research Update: Court-Based Juvenile Dependency Mediation (2003)
Stat Sheet: Court-Based Juvenile Dependency Mediation (2003)
Family Law Interpreter Pilot Program: A Report to the California Legislature (2001)
Juvenile Delinquency and Probation |
AOC Briefing: Family-Based Treatment Models
Juvenile Delinquency Court Assessment 2008
California Probation Services Survey (2006)
California Probation Services Survey (November 2006)
Research Update: California Juvenile Delinquency Data (2006)
Research Update: California Juvenile Delinquency Data (2005)
Intersection Between Juvenile Dependency and Delinquency: Available Research (June 2005)
California Statistical Abstracts for Juvenile Delinquency (2005)
California Statistical Abstracts for Juvenile Delinquency (2004)
Effective Representation of Children in Juvenile Delinquency Court, July 2004
Research Update: California Juvenile Delinquency Data (2003)
California's Children: Their Story in Numbers (2003)
Victim Offender Reconciliation Programs Report (2000)
Dependency Counsel Caseload Standards: A Report to the California Legislature (April 2008)
California Juvenile Dependency Court Improvement Program Reassessment, Full Report (November 2005)
California Juvenile Dependency Court Improvement Program Reassessment, Summary (December 2005) .
Research Update: Background of Judicial Officers in Juvenile Dependency (December 2005)
Draft Model Local Rules of Court
Research Update: California Juvenile Dependency Data (2005)
California Statistical Abstracts for Juvenile Dependency (2005)
California Statistical Abstracts for Juvenile Dependency (2004)
Research Update: California Juvenile Dependency Data (2003)
Research Update: California Juvenile Dependency Data (2003)
Research Update: Court-Based Juvenile Dependency Mediation (2003)
Stat Sheet: Court-Based Juvenile Dependency Mediation (2003)
California's Children: Their California's Children: Their Story in Numbers (December 2003)
Self-Represented Litigants/Self-Help Programs |
California Courts Self-Help Centers: A Report to the Legislature on Self-Help, June 2007
Equal Access Fund - A Report to the California Legislature, March 2005Model Self-Help Pilot Program - A Report to the Legislature, March 2005
Snapshot Study Data (Child Custody Mediation & Evaluation Study) |
Demographic Trends of Clients in Court-Based Child Custody Mediation (2005)
Client Feedback in California Court-Based Child Custody Mediation (2004)
Stat Sheet: Domestic Violence in Court-Based Child Custody Mediation in California (2003)
SUSRS 2003 Client Baseline Study: Summary Findings (2004)
Research Update: Difficult Cases in Court-Based Child Custody Mediation in California (2003)
Stat Sheet: Difficult Cases in Court Based Child Custody Mediation in California (2003)
Research Update: Custody Mediation and Ethnic Diversity in California (2001)
Research Update: Children's Residence Five Years after Mediation. (2000)
Preparing Court-Based Child Custody Mediation Services for the Future (Report 12) (2000).
Statistical Profiles from Two Statewide Studies, Report 6 (1996)
Visitation with Children: A Follow-up of Court Mediation Clients, Report 5 (1994).
Mediated Agreements on Child Custody and Visitation, Report 4 (1994).
Client Evaluations of Mediation Services: The Impact of Case Characteristics and Mediation Services Models, Report 3 (1994).
Client Evaluations of Mediation Services: Perspectives of Mothers and Fathers, Report 2. (1994).
Executive Summary
Main report not available.
Fact Sheet: Mediation Service Models and Client Satisfaction. (1993).
Overview: California Family Court Services Mediation 1991: Families, Cases, and Client Feedback (Report 1) (1992).
Access to Visitation Grant Program Annual Reports to the California Legislature (all reports)
Supervised Visitation - An Annotated Bibliography (2000)
Unified Courts for Families Program |
Improving Coordination of Cases Involving Children and Families (2008)
United Courts for Families Program: Mentor Court Project, Final Evaluation Report (2007)
Unified Family Court Evaluation Literature Review (2002)
Survey of Proceedings Involving Children and Families: Report of Survey Results (2001)
Other Publications |
Making the Court System Work Better for Children: 25 Things Your Court Can Do (2001)
Survey of Proceedings Involving Children and Families: Report of Survey Results (2001)
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Public Information (Brochures & Pamphlets)