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Appendix B: Data Sources
Pages 296-318

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... DATA ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE POPULATIONS Research has documented high levels of illegal drug use among certain institutional populations, especially people held in prisons and jails (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1994c) .1 These drug users are not covered in the general population surveys described in Chapter 3.
From page 297...
... The inmate surveys are conducted through in-person interviews with large national probabilitybased samples of inmates. In addition to past drug use patterns, these data provide information on the availability and characteristics of drug testing and treatment programs in correctional facilities.
From page 298...
... This prison facility census provides the sampling frame for the two nationwide inmate surveys described below: · The Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities, conducted every five years, provides information on individual characteristics of prison inmates (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1993~. In addition to standard elements such as current offenses and sentences, criminal histories, family background, and education level, data are collected on previous drug and alcohol abuse and on exposure to treatment and other in-prison services.
From page 299...
... These collections contain detailed information on the demographic characteristics of felons, conviction offenses, type of sentences, sentence lengths, and time from arrest to conviction and sentencing. · The National Judicial Reporting Program surveys a nationwide sample of felony trial courts in 344 counties (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1996b, 1999a)
From page 300...
... Drug Treatment According to the 1997 Survey of State and Federal Prisoners, as many as one-third of state and one-quarter of federal prisoners reported past participation in alcohol or drug abuse treatment (defined as residential treatment, professional counseling, detoxification, or use of a maintenance drug) , and about one in eight state prisoners had participated in these types of treatment regimes while in prison.
From page 301...
... Drug offenses made up the largest proportion of all felony cases filed in the courts of the nation's largest counties 37 percent of all felonies, compared with 25 percent for violent offenses and 31 percent for property offenses. Drug offenders on pretrial release also engaged in pretrial misconduct at higher rates than other felony offenders (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1996b)
From page 302...
... provides national, state, and local-level data on the prevalence of six categories of priority health risk behaviors. The CDC, individual states, and the public can use this vital information to support the design and evaluation of targeted interventions to help young people avoid these high-risk behaviors, one of which is substance abuse.
From page 303...
... The YRBSS measures risk behaviors of which drug use is only a single example. MTF's major focus with regard to risk behaviors historically has been on drugs, measuring trends in drug use, the levels of perceived risk, and the degree of personal disapproval associated with each drug.2 Attitude toward drugs has been shown to be particularly important in explaining trends in use (Iohnston et al., 2000~.
From page 304...
... annually collects data on the location and use of treatment facilities for alcoholism and drug abuse. Together these three datasets "provide national and statelevel information on the numbers and characteristics of individuals admitted to drug treatment and describes the facilities that deliver care to those individuals" (Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, 2000: 15~.
From page 305...
... This request was addressed in two stages, the first of which involved a representative probability sample survey drawn from a comprehensive list of organized substance abuse treatment programs, the Drug Services Research Survey (DSRS)
From page 306...
... The Services Research Outcome Study provides nationally representative data with an extended time perspective to address the question of whether or not treatment works.
From page 307...
... Research Triangle Institute 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings 1997. Washington DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration.
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... Available on-line October 9, 2000 at http://monitoringthefuture.org/new.html; and Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 1999. Centers for Disease Control: Washington DC.


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