Behind bars : substance abuse and America's prison population / The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

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Report includes analyses of the relationship between substance abuse, crime and the prison population; inmate characteristics; the impact of substance abuse on women inmates; HIV/AIDS among inmates; the economic and social costs of inmate substance involvement; the availability and effectiveness of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Columbia University. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 1998.
Subjects:
Prisoners > Drug use.
Drug abuse and crime > United States.
Substance abuse > Treatment > United States.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:Also available in print.
Variant Title:
Substance abuse and America's prison population.
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
Report includes analyses of the relationship between substance abuse, crime and the prison population; inmate characteristics; the impact of substance abuse on women inmates; HIV/AIDS among inmates; the economic and social costs of inmate substance involvement; the availability and effectiveness of treatment and other rehabilitative services; new innovations to reduce the impact of substance abuse; and key recommendations for improving the criminal justice system's response to drug- and alcohol-related crime and substance-involved inmates.
Note:Title from online pdf file (viewed on January 20, 2004).
Publication from: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse website.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:HV8836.5 .B45 1998
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Physical Form:
Also available in print.