Traumatic Brain Injury: Screening And Assessing Offenders – How Prevalent Is It?

The findings were presented on May 5, 2014 by Kim Gorgens Ph.D., ABPP, of the University of Denver; Jennifer Gafford, Ph.D., and Brad McMillan, Ph.D., psychologists with the Denver Sheriff Department; and Judy Dettmer, director of the Colorado Brain Injury Program of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Colorado Department of Human Services. The partners are collaborating on a project to provide neuropsychological screening to jail inmates. The presentation reports the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among various jail populations . . .