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| Title |
Monitoring substance use in prisons: Assessing the potential value of wastewater analysis
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| Published in |
Science & Justice, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.06.006 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emma van Dyken, Phong Thai, Foon Yin Lai, Christoph Ort, Jeremy Prichard, Raimondo Bruno, Wayne Hall, K. Paul Kirkbride, Jochen F. Mueller |
| Abstract |
Prison substance use is a major concern for prison authorities and the wider community. Australia has responded to this problem by implementing the National Corrections Drug Strategy. Across Australia, the true extent of prison substance use cannot be determined. As a result, the effectiveness of the interventions employed as part of this strategy cannot be properly assessed. This has important implications for the allocation of corrective services resources and future policy development. This article explores the benefits and limitations, as well as the ethical and practical issues in using wastewater analysis (WWA) to measure levels of substance use in prisons. It reports results from the first application of WWA to an Australian prison, which supports the use of WWA in this context. Given the increasing concern for prescription misuse in prisons, we also highlight the novel use of WWA to measure the extent of prescription misuse by prisoners. The article concludes that as a result of its objectivity, sensitivity and cost-effectiveness, the use of WWA in prisons warrants further consideration in Australia. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 21% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 19% |
| Psychology | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 8% |
| Engineering | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 24% |
| Unknown | 14 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 October 2014.
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#15,168,964
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Outputs from Science & Justice
#435
of 842 outputs
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#121,324
of 241,471 outputs
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#4
of 6 outputs
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