TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability and validity of self reported illegal activities and drug use collected from narcotic addicts
AU - Amsel, Z.
AU - Mandell, W.
AU - Matthias, L.
AU - Mason, C.
AU - Hocherman, I.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - In a follow up of 1,500 drug using applicants to the NIMH civil commitment program under Titles I and III of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act, efforts were made to measure the reliability and validity of self reported criminal and drug taking behavior. Various methods to assure reliable and valid responses were developed and implemented. These methods included choice of interviewer, intraquestionnaire safeguards, interview reinterview procedures, and use of police records and urinalysis reports. Overall, the results indicated that the responses for 829 respondents were reliable. The greatest limitation to the validity study was the incomplete and unreliable police records and urinalysis reports.
AB - In a follow up of 1,500 drug using applicants to the NIMH civil commitment program under Titles I and III of the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act, efforts were made to measure the reliability and validity of self reported criminal and drug taking behavior. Various methods to assure reliable and valid responses were developed and implemented. These methods included choice of interviewer, intraquestionnaire safeguards, interview reinterview procedures, and use of police records and urinalysis reports. Overall, the results indicated that the responses for 829 respondents were reliable. The greatest limitation to the validity study was the incomplete and unreliable police records and urinalysis reports.
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U2 - 10.3109/10826087609058803
DO - 10.3109/10826087609058803
M3 - Article
C2 - 1262097
AN - SCOPUS:0017295697
VL - 11
SP - 325
EP - 336
JO - Advances in Water Resources
JF - Advances in Water Resources
SN - 0309-1708
IS - 2
ER -