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Prisons and AIDS : a public health challenge / Ronald L. Braithwaite, Theodore M. Hammett, Robert M. Mayberry ; foreword by James W. Curran ; afterword by James S. Jackson.

Title
Prisons and AIDS : a public health challenge / Ronald L. Braithwaite, Theodore M. Hammett, Robert M. Mayberry ; foreword by James W. Curran ; afterword by James S. Jackson.
Author
Braithwaite, Ronald L., 1945-

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Additional Authors
  • Hammett, Theodore M.
  • Mayberry, Robert Morris.
Description
xxiii, 247 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
  • Braithwaite, one of the foremost authorities on public health in the United States - this comprehensive resource is grounded in solid research, including survey information funded by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control.
  • Prisons and AIDS is the first book to offer critical information on the proliferation of HIV and AIDS among prison populations and to provide a much needed resource for the design and implementation of education and prevention programs within correctional facilities. Written by experts in the field - including lead author Ronald L.
  • The book also documents differences in the patterns of HIV/AIDS cases among adult and juvenile and male and female inmates and explores policies and programs relevant to these populations, including education and prevention, testing and disclosure, partner notification, and housing.
  • The book details numerous case studies from a variety of correctional facilities that reveal compelling information on frequency of sexual contact, drug use, needle sharing, tattooing, and the lack of access to condoms among inmates. In response to the disproportionately high incarceration rate of ethnic minorities, the authors provide strategies for developing culturally sensitive HIV/AIDS prevention programs in correctional settings.
  • Written for policymakers, researchers, educators, health and human service providers, managers, and administrators of correctional institutions and community-based organizations, Prisons and AIDS provides the essential information for making informed decisions concerning this growing public health crisis.
Series Statement
The Jossey-Bass health series
Subjects
ISBN
0787903086 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96022690
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries