Drug Testing Guidelines and Practices for Juvenile Probation and Parole Agencies


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Will assist agencies across the country in developing judicially acceptable programs that will provide the information needed to confirm or disprove drug use among juveniles. Represents an amalgamation of the best drug testing practices currently conducted by more than 125 probation and parole agencies in the U.S. Drug testing refers to urinalysis because it offers the most inexpensive and least intrusive method for identifying illegal drug use. Includes 14 forms, glossary, references and selected readings.
















Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System


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Reviews two projects which investigate innovative & appropriate methods to identify & intervene with substance-abusing youth -- the Amer. Correctional Assoc. & the Institute for Behavior & Health, Inc. project, & the Amer. Probation & Parole Assoc. project. Both programs emphasized the development of effective strategies for screening & testing youth for illicit drug use. Includes project descriptions & discussion of the outcomes & benefits of each as well as a discussion on program development. Recommendations are made for future actions. Glossary. References. Charts & tables. Sample drug-testing forms.







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NIJ Catalog


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Contains information on criminal justice publications and other materials available from NIJ's information clearinghouse, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), and other sources.