title: Use of the adolescent SASSI in a juvenile correctional setting.
abstract: 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 > or = 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University & Rhode Island Training School, 02912, USA.
authors.forename: L A R
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lebeau-Craven
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.forename: Nancy P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Golembeske
authors.forename: Joseph V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Penn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D044469:Racial Groups; D012044:Regression Analysis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States