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Assessing the Texas Christian University Drug Screen Instrument with Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmates, 1999-2000

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Principal Investigator(s): Knight, Kevin D.; Simpson, Dwayne; Rhodes, Janis

Summary: The overall purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties and credibility of the Texas Christian University (TCU) Drug Screen as an instrument to assess drug use severity for treatment referral decisions in correctional settings. TCU Drug Screen data were collected on 18,364 Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmates (15,816 males and 2,548 females) who completed the screen between January 1 and April 30, 1999. Of the 18,364 subjects, 13,902 were Institutional Divisio... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03541.v1

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