As agencies of disempowerment and deprivation, prisons epitomise the antithesis of healthy edifices. Being pioneers of prisons designed for punishment, deterrence, incapacitation & rehabilitation, trends in United States' prisons, prisoners and prison health care both recapitulate and portend incarceration trends and adequacy of prison health care globally. The current Mass Imprisonment phenomenon in America mirrors the Great Confinement in 17th century Europe. Also, America's current Prison-Industrial- Complex is reminiscent of Russia's early 20th century Gulag Archipelago. Based on their extensive professional experience in clinical services delivery, policy development, research and public health programs' implementation in prisons, the authors examine major historical features ofprisons, socio-cultural and demographic characteristics of prisoners, significant health conditions in prison settings, as well as policies and programs required for optimising correctional health care.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN-13
9783844322835
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104181338
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Research
Author
Niyi Awofeso, Marika Guggisberg
Publication Name
Prisons, Prisoners and Health Care
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
458g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Niyi Awofeso, Marika Guggisberg
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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