Emerging Issues in Prison Health

This volume recognizes and addresses the health care issues of prisoners, to establish best practices and to learn about approaches to these challenges from around the world. It presents new evidence on several emerging and classical prison health issues. The first goal of this volume is to address...

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Other Authors: Elger, Bernice S. (Editor), Ritter, Catherine (Editor), Stöver, Heino (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Michael Levy
  • Aging Inside: Older Adults in Prison; Adrian J. Hayes
  • Supporting Families and Children Living in the Shadow of Prisoners Viviane Scheckter
  • Death in Custody: Towards an International Framework for Investigation and Prevention; Gloria Gaggioli and Bernice S. Elger
  • Sudden Deaths in Police Custody: Analysis of Causes and the Need for Prevention; Christoph G. Birngruber, Reinhard B. Dettmeyer, Sönke Janzen and Bernice S. Elger
  • The Continuing Emergence of Art Therapy in Prisons; David E. Gussak
  • Spiritual Help During Detention: Specific Responses to Different Stages and Types of Imprisonment; Frank Stüfen
  • A Balanced Diet: From Facts to Solutions; Bernice S. Elger
  • Doing Gender in Prisons: Sport as a Way of Creating Masculinity; Heino Stöver
  • Psychiatric Problems in Prisoners: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention; Annette Opitz-Welke
  • Drug Services and Harm Reduction Practice in Prisons; Heino Stöver
  • Hepatitis C Viral Infection in Prisons; Geert Robaeys, Amber Arain and Heino Stöver
  • Confidentiality in Prison Health Care: A Practical Guide; Bernice S. Elger
  • Preventing Human Rights Violations in Prison: The Role of Guidelines; Bernice S. Elger and David M. Shaw
  • Immigration Detention and Health in Europe; Barbara Rijk, Caroline Schultz, Roumyana Petrova-Benedict and Mariya Samuilova
  • Protection of People in Custody under the International Human Rights Sys-tem: The Case of Interim Measures in the European System; Clara Burbano Herrera
  • Prison Staff under Stress: Causes, Consequences and Health Promotion Strategies; Heino Stöver