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Emerging Issues in Prison Health
Heino Stover (Ed.)
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Description for Emerging Issues in Prison Health
Hardback. Editor(s): Stover, Heino; Elger, Bernice S.; Ritter, Catherine. Num Pages: 281 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
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 emerging issues related to health in prison. Second, it presents the most recent research-based evidence and translates it to the practice. The third goal, is that it allows for sufficient diversity while also incorporating updates of some important already recognized prison health. The volume discusses prisons and the life ... Read more
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 emerging issues related to health in prison. Second, it presents the most recent research-based evidence and translates it to the practice. The third goal, is that it allows for sufficient diversity while also incorporating updates of some important already recognized prison health. The volume discusses prisons and the life ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401775564
SKU
V9789401775564
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About Heino Stover (Ed.)
Bernice S. Elger Catherine Ritter is trained as a medical doctor. She currently works as an independent expert in prison health. Her areas of interest are addiction, transmittable diseases and health promotion among prisoners and migrants. Heino Stoever is Director of the Institute of Addiction Research, Frankfurt am main, Germa-ny. He is President of the German Harm ... Read more
Reviews for Emerging Issues in Prison Health
This book does a good job of describing the issues surrounding correctional healthcare. It covers a wide range of health issues commonly seen in prisons and healthcare personnel, administrators, and legal professionals will find it quite useful. (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2017)