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Use of the Adolescent SASSI in a Juvenile Correctional Setting

L. A. R. Stein

Brown University & Rhode Island Training School

Rebecca Lebeau-Craven

Brown University

Rosemarie Martin

Brown University

Suzanne M. Colby

Brown University

Nancy P. Barnett

Brown University

Charles Golembeske, Jr.

Rhode Island Training School & Brown University

Joseph V. Penn

Rhode Island Hospital

The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-Adolescent (SASSI-A) is used in evaluation and treatment planning for incarcerated juveniles. Validity of the SASSI-A in a juvenile correctional facility was examined using archival data. Findings generally support the validity of SASSI-A substance use scales. However, there is concern regarding the potential for ethnic bias in this setting. Cut-scores suggest that the SASSI-A may best be used for detecting problematic alcohol consumption using the Face Valid Alcohol Scale 3. Future studies should more closely investigate whether the three underlying dimensions of the SASSI-A are useful in treatment planning. Results are presented in light of the relatively new SASSI-A2.

Key Words: adolescents • delinquents • substance abuse • ethnic/racial bias • incarceration

Assessment, Vol. 12, No. 4, 384-394 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191105279433
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