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Dr. Kweilin T. Lucas

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

"Best practices and beyond: Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment courts in a U.S. southern state"

in International Journal for Court Administration, 2023, VOL. 14 (2), p.2

This study examines the impact that COVID-19 has had on treatment court professionals in a US southern state during four time periods to determine if and how the pandemic hindered their ability to process cases and provide services to participants, and to give insight about their overall feelings of safety working within their courts during the pandemic.

"Mentoring graduate students: A study on academic rejection, the pressure to publish, and career paths"

in Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2023, 195-217 

This study qualitatively explored academic rejection, the pressure to publish, and career conversations about post-graduate school using a convenience sample of 75 current faculty members who were appointed to a criminology and criminal justice department at a university or college.