December 2023 / Parole / Probation /
Automated Extraction of Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders from Probation Records
by Federal Probation
Describes the application of natural language processing—a subfield of artificial intelligence—to extract and analyze information about substance use, mental illness diagnoses, and treatment history of individuals under supervision from unstructured or free-text documents, such as presentence investigation reports, psychological assessments from treatment providers, and officer case notes.