Drug testing in the criminal justice system: Solutions to a costly commodity

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 393-407

  Powell, C ^a   Bankart, J ^b   Christie, M ^b   Bamber, D ^a   Arrindell, T ^a  

^a LEICESTERSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

UK Criminal Justice System

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CUSTODY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 70449348629     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659890902963858     Document Type: Article

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