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Abstract: 

This issue reviews two new and important research studies: “Low-Intensity Community Supervision for Low-Risk Offenders: A Randomized, Controlled Trial” by Geoffrey Barnes, Lindsay Ahlman, Charlotte Gill, Lawrence Sherman, Ellen Kurtz, and Robert Malvestuto 6(2) Journal of Experimental Criminology (2010) 159–189 and “Validation of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test in a Swedish Sample of Suspected Offenders With Signs of Mental Health Problems: Results From the Mental Disorder, Substance Abuse and Crime Study” by Natalie Durbeej, Anne Berman, Clara Gumpert, Tom Palmstierna, Marianne Kristiansson, and Charlotte Alm 39(4) Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (2010) 364–377.

Keywords: community supervision; mental health; drug abuse

Affiliations:  1: UC Irvine.