Roger H. Peters

TL;DR: The clinical and research uses of the ASI over the past 12 years are discussed, emphasizing some special circumstances that affect its administration.

TL;DR: Drug court graduates from both treatment-based drug court programs were significantly less likely to be arrested and had fewer arrests during follow-up in comparison to matched probationers and nongraduates.

TL;DR: Several screening instruments in detecting substance use disorders among prison inmates were examined and the Texas Christian University Drug Screen, the Simple Screening Instrument, and a combined instrument-Alcohol Dependence Scale/Addiction Severity Index-Drug Use section were found to be the most effective.

TL;DR: The high rates of substance use disorders among state prison inmates are consistent with previous findings from other studies conducted in correctional settings and reflect the need to expand treatment capacity in prisons.

TL;DR: Peters, LeVasseur, and Chandler as discussed by the authors provided an overview of the systemic and clinical challenges of co-occurring mental health disorders in the justice system, including the failure to comprehensively examine one or more of the cooccurring disorders; inadequate staff training to identify and assess the disorders; bifurcated mental health and substance abuse service systems that feature separate screening and assessment processes; use of ineffective screening and assess instruments; and the absence of management information systems to identify, track, and track this population.