Self-reporting and the diagnostic screening of substance abusing prisoners / William R. Crawley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawley, William R.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Substance use--United States--Prevention.

Prisoners.

Substance abuse--United States--Prevention.

Substance abuse.

Substance abuse--Treatment--United States--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-265) and index.

ISBN:

9781593325671

1593325673

OCLC:

773565183