National Inmate Survey (NIS) - Prisons: Alternative Survey Respondents Only, (United States), 2007-2009

The National Inmate Survey (NIS) is part of the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79...

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Corporate Author: United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2019
In:Year: 2019
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Alcohol abuse
correctional facilities
counseling services
demographic characteristics
Drug dependence
Drug Testing
Drug use
Inmates
sexual preference
Substance Abuse Treatment
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Summary:The National Inmate Survey (NIS) is part of the Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which gathers mandated data on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA; P.L. 108- 79). Inmates are randomly assigned to receive either a survey of sexual victimization or a survey of mental and physical health, past drug and alcohol use, and treatment for substance abuse. The data in this study focuses solely upon substance use and treatment from the "alternative" version of the survey. These 3,908 respondents contained in this file who completed the "alternative" survey are the same 3,908 alternative respondents from the study <a href="https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR37017.v1">National Inmate Survey (NIS) - Prisons: Full Survey Respondents, [United States], 2007-2009 (ICPSR 37017)</a>.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR37016.v1