Assessment, analysis and recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) in Colorado courts

June 18, 2008 Peter M. Koeling, J.D., Ph.D., wrote this study based on the timely defects in the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children in Colorado. The Colorado Court Improvement Program undertook a mandated assessment of the role, responsibilities and effectiveness of state courts in the interstate placement of children under the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC). The assessment and analysis process included six key steps including interviews, focus groups, review of training materials, legal review, case file review and surveys. State wide, approximately 13% of all cases involved the ICPC protocol with some . . .