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Alcohol and drug treatments in Australian correctional services
Author(s) -
WESTMORE BRUCE,
WALTER GARRY
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595239300185621
Subject(s) - prison , drug , prison population , alcohol , population , medicine , psychiatry , criminal justice , environmental health , psychology , criminology , biology , biochemistry
A comprehensive literature review on the subject of drug and alcohol treatments in correctional services reveals the size of the drug and alcohol problem within the prison population and reconfirms the positive correlation between drugs, alcohol and criminal activity. Disturbingly few comprehensive ongoing assessment and treatment services are available for the prison population. Special drug and alcohol‐related issues such as HIV and hepatitis B infection, and high drug‐related postrelease prisoner mortality rates demand an urgent review of the policies and procedures concerning the assessment and treatment of drug and alcohol problems in correctional facilities.