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Crawley, William R.

Self-Reporting and the Diagnostic Screening of Substance Abusing Prisoners [electronic resource]. - El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010. - 1 online resource (278 p.) - Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

In the wake of an exploding incarceration rate, correctional facilities have struggled to address issues of "need for treatment." The criminal justice system has begun using self-report-based screening methodologies to collect diagnostic information in place of clinicians. Crawley analyzes data on recently incarcerated prisoners producing significant efficacy findings, indicating strong support for this methodology, and providing insights regarding individual and case-level variables. Thus, advancing policies for triaging "need for treatment" in criminal justice populations by providing practi.

ISBN: 9781593325671 (electronic bk.) 1593325673 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prisoners--Substance use--Prevention.--United States
Substance abuse--Treatment--Methodology.--United States
Substance abuse--Prevention.--United States
Social Science.
Prisoners--Substance use--Prevention.--United States
Substance abuse--Treatment--Methodology.--United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV8836.5

Dewey Class. No.: 365.66729 365.66729 365/.66729