NCCD conducted a survey to assess system-level responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by justice and child welfare agencies. The survey, open for eight weeks, was answered by 185 respondents from 20 states and Australia. Responses represented the views of staff from juvenile and adult probation and parole departments, juvenile and adult residential detention facilities (including jails and prisons at the adult level), and child welfare agencies.
Respondents were asked about their agencies’ responses to the pandemic, including safety measures taken to protect staff and clients, problems encountered and remedies employed, and needed resources. The results of the survey are presented here. A summary of the results can be found here.