State Corrections Agencies' Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: Results of an NIC Information Center Survey
Publication year:
1990
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: As a follow-up to a national survey of state correctional agencies' substance abuse treatment programs, this paper summarizes methods for identifying inmates with treatment needs, the proportion of these inmates who are receiving treatment, the use of objective screening instruments by state agencies, and the use of inmate profile data in assigning treatment. A summary of types of substance abuse treatment programs includes those designed as therapeutic communities and programs that target specific offender populations (e.g., DWI offenders, women, ethnic minorities, young offenders).
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