Qualitative Research

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Pro Se Perceptions of Fairness in Remote and In-Person Court

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Which is better—in-person or virtual court hearings? That is the basic question at the heart of the Access to Justice Lab’s Online Courts study. While the lab studied the relevant quantitative data to help courts in family law cases, our study partner Emily LaGratta sought to answer the same question through a qualitative study, seeking answers from the perspective of self-represented litigants in family law cases. Measuring litigant satisfaction with effectiveness for court procedures should, in theory, determine the “best” medium for court proceedings, right?

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Testing the Poverty-Child Welfare Connection: Pre-Pilot Study Explores Guaranteed Income

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The “Mother Up” pre-pilot program is an evaluation of a guaranteed income project targeting Black mothers in Washington, DC, who are in danger of getting involved with the child welfare system. Studying the efficacy of the program provided the A2J Lab with enough solid data to pursue it on a larger scale and bring an evidence-based voice to the discussion on poverty’s link to child welfare.

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