Screening, assessment, and referral practices in adult correctional settings: A national perspective

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1216-1234

  Taxman, Faye S ^a,e   Cropsey, Karen L ^b   Young, Douglas W ^c   Wexler, Harry ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d National Research and Development Inc

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Organizational implementation; Referral practices; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548095176     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807304431     Document Type: Article

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