Detection, advice, and referral to services (DARTS) procedures among clients with public defenders
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
Although screening and brief intervention techniques have been found to be efficacious in a variety of medical settings, their use in the criminal justice system has been limited. We present data from Chief Public Defenders (PDs) in 24 Pennsylvania counties who were surveyed about their approach to substance-using clients and their attitudes toward treatment and talking to clients about substance use. A random subsample (n = 8) participated in an additional semistructured interview. Results provide preliminary support for the use of Detection, Advice, and Referral to Services (DARTS) procedures by PDs and identify potential barriers to its implementation.
Publication Title
Substance use & misuse
Volume
46
Issue
14
First Page
1734
Last Page
1744
Recommended Citation
Mericle, A; Belenko, S.; and Festinger, David, "Detection, advice, and referral to services (DARTS) procedures among clients with public defenders" (2011). PCOM Scholarly Works. 1742.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/1742
Comments
This article was published in Substance Use and Misuse, Volume 46, Issue 14.
The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2011.618997.Copyright © 2011.