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Screening and Assessing Substance-Abusing Offenders: Quantity and Quality

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Volume 63 Number 1
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The authors explain the importance of proper screening and assessment in creating effective treatment plans and in using scarce treatment resources wisely. They address such issues as using interviews versus self-reports, screening instrument accuracy, screening offenders for psychopathy, and readiness screening.