Paper Probation Drug Screen Results

You are the probation chief for an office of 19 probation officers, one drug screening officer (DSO), and miscellaneous staff supervising 4,200 defendants. Your DSO has been completing screens monthly according to the following table.

Month

Total Def

Ttl Screened

Ttl +

Ttl –

Ttl + THC

Ttl + OPI

Ttl + AMP

Ttl + mAMP

Ttl + BZO

Ttl + BARB

Ttl + ETOH

Jan

3604

564

276

288

132

25

35

32

3

0

112

Feb

3859

611

297

314

142

22

37

32

4

2

132

Mar

3902

634

286

348

126

23

38

31

4

3

98

Apr

4106

678

311

367

143

26

32

28

3

1

97

May

4253

698

316

382

152

23

43

32

3

1

88

Jun

4300

701

329

372

143

24

32

21

4

2

78

Jul

4176

710

321

389

154

26

38

28

5

1

48

Aug

4089

685

298

387

167

18

26

22

2

0

52

Sep

3998

567

211

356

116

13

27

21

6

3

56

Oct

4132

612

243

369

119

11

17

16

2

0

51

Nov

3478

312

158

154

122

9

22

14

3

0

23

Dec

3513

563

223

340

119

7

14

8

0

0

19

Ttl + = Total Positive Ttl – = Total Negative Ttl + THC = Total Positive for Marijuana Ttl + OPI = Total Positive for Opiates Ttl + AMP = Total Positive for Amphetamines Ttl + mAMP = Total Positive for Methamphetamines Ttl + BZO = Total Positive for Benzodiazepines Ttl + BARB = Total Positive for Barbiturates Ttl + ETOH = Total Positive for Alcohol

Write a two- to three-page report summarizing your research. Include the following.

Describe the research issue that you believe needs to be studied.
Identify one or two hypotheses you would expect to find based on this data.
Create a research design.
Make sure your design identifies how data will be collected.
From whom data will be collected
Identify variables and how your research design will account/accommodate variables.
How will you collect the data?
Specifically address how your research design will address your hypotheses.