Urine Drug Testing in Detention

• NCJ Number: 154858
• Author(s): L G Myers; J R Campbell
• Date Published: 1995
• Length: 54 pages
• Grant Number(s): 89-JN-CX-K004
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Corporate Author: American Correctional Association; Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc
• Sale Source: American Correctional Association; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Presented at the 22nd National Conference on Juvenile Justice, March 21, 1995.

Annotation

This document describes new approaches to drug testing within juvenile facilities and policies and procedures for administering such programs.

Abstract

Juvenile detention centers can detect drug use by urine testing detainees during the intake process. Knowledge of drug use allows the incorporation into case-management plans of appropriate intervention and treatment options. Projects to implement urine drug testing programs in three juvenile detention centers demonstrated the value of such knowledge: (1) Madison County Juvenile Court Services, Jackson, TN; (2) Marion County Juvenile Detention Center, Marion, OH; and (3) Jackson County Juvenile Court, Kansas City, MO. For each of the three centers, there is information concerning: (1) program mission, goals, objectives, and organization; (2) monitoring procedures; (3) budget preparation; (4) records and information required for individual case records and for program records; (5) personnel evaluations and training; (6) physical plant maintenance and housekeeping, and storage of supplies; (7) case management; (8) medical services; (9) collection process; and (10) testing procedures. Appendix