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Author Crawley, William R

Title Self-Reporting and the Diagnostic Screening of Substance Abusing Prisoners
Published El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (278 pages)
Series Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Contents The self report paradox in criminal justice -- Evolution of self-report methodology -- Self report screening and issues of validity -- Examining the validity of self-report screening in prisons -- Research questions and results -- Advancing the self-report methodology
Summary 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
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Subject Prisoners -- Substance use -- United States -- Prevention
Substance abuse -- Treatment -- United States -- Methodology
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
Prisoners -- Substance use -- Prevention
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781593325671
1593325673