Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health, Crime, and Punishment / edited by Nathan Link, Meghan Novisky, and Chantal Fahmy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Link, Nathan W., editor.

Novisky, Meghan A., editor.

Fahmy, Chantal, editor.

Series:

Charles M. Russell Center series on art and photography of the American West.

The ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing Handbook Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentally ill offenders.

Criminals--Health and hygiene.

Criminals.

Prisoners--Health and hygiene.

Prisoners.

Prisoners--Mental health.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminology--Health aspects.

Criminology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (796 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, [2025]

Summary:

The Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health and Punishment covers many topics on the numerous ways in which mental and physical health and criminal justice system contact influence one another and are intricately intertwined.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements Page

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Contributors

The Intersections of Sentencing and Punishment Experiences with Individual, Family, and Community Health

Part I: Contexts and Organizing Frameworks

1 Health Criminology: Addressing the Culture of Control

2 Healthcare Litigation in Corrections: Framing Rights and Pursuing Care

3 Health Equity and the Justice System: A Research Agenda

4 Political and Social Determinants of Punishment and Health in Pretrial Systems

5 Explaining and Reducing the Poor Health of Individuals Who Engage in Criminal Behavior

6 An Environmental Justice Perspective for Exploring Health in Carceral Spaces

Part II: The State of Healthcare among Incarcerated People

7 An Overview of Health and Access to Healthcare for People in State Prisons

8 Mixed Reviews: Perceptions of Prison Health Care Delivery in Western Canadian Prisons

9 Public Accessibility of Healthcare Information in Prison: A Review of US State Department of Corrections Websites

Part III: Prison Conditions, Experiences, and Culture

10 The Duality of the Convict Code: How Prison Culture May Help Incarcerated People Assimilate while Simultaneously Hurting their Health

11 Overlapping Crises: Climate Disaster Susceptibility and Incarceration

12 Addressing the Traumatic Experiences of Men in Solitary Confinement: Exploring the Use of Emotional Learning to Break the Cycle of Violence

13 Mental Health Treatment Resentment and Contagious Dehumanization: The Unintended Consequences of Reforming Solitary Confinement for Individuals with Severe Mental Health Disorders

14 Hunger, Health, and Harm: Perceptions of Prison Food, Medical Care, and Well-Being

15 It's All in Your Head: Unpacking What's Known about Head Injuries in Correctional Settings.

Part IV: Intersections between Infectious Diseases and Incarceration

16 Confinement in Pandemic Times: Two Tales of Prisons, Epidemics, and Power from the Global South

17 The COVID-19 Pandemic Harms of Imprisonment: An Analysis of Issues Raised by Imprisoned People in Canada

18 Carceral Expansion at the Nexus of State Violence and Neoliberal Public Health

Part V: Family, Relationships, and Health

19 Dimensions of Health and Well-Being among Partners of Incarcerated Individuals

20 Policy Alternatives to Separating Women in Prison and Their Infants

21 The Incarceration of Pregnant Women in the United States: Understanding Pathways and Lived Experiences

Part VI: Salient Health Issues among Vulnerable Groups

22 Heterogeneity in the Mental Health Consequences of Incarceration across Race: Prior Research and New Directions

23 Muslim Mental Health in Prison: The Costs and Consequences of Inadequate Services

24 Incarceration and Food Insecurity: What We Know and Where Research Needs to Go

25 Veterans Deflection: Not Waiting for Military Veterans to Be Arrested or in Crisis Before We Act

Part VII: Juvenile Health and Development

26 Examining the Health of People Sentenced to Juvenile Life Without the Possibility of Parole: Setting a Research Agenda

27 Harms and Hopes: The Risks of Juvenile Justice System Involvement and the Promise of Developmental Assets for Youth of Color

28 "That Memory, I Cannot Erase": In the Crossfire of Living in a Mixed-Status Family and Having Youth Carceral Involvement

Part VIII: Aging Behind Bars

29 Ending Life Peacefully and with Dignity: Examination of the US Adult Residents' Definitions of and Support for Compassionate Release

30 "Not-So-Golden Years: The Utility and Shortcomings of Assessing Aging Through Functionality Assessments in Correctional Settings.

31 Life Satisfaction and Successful Aging: An Exploration of Well-Being among Recently Released Elders

Part IX: Gender, Sexuality, and Health

32 The Pains of Imprisonment, Gender, and Mental Health: Considering the Links between the Mental Health of Incarcerated Women and the Gendered Pains of Imprisonment

33 New Prison Masculinities in Carceral Spaces

34 "Sick and Tired": A Black Feminist Criminological Approach to Gender-Responsive Care for Black Women in Corrections

35 Transgressions of the US Prison System: The Mistreatment of Incarcerated Transgender Persons

Part X: Health Interventions in Prison and during Reintegration

36 Cycles of Disadvantage: A Critical Examination of Trauma, Health, and the Community Reentry Experience

37 Reimagining Rehabilitation: A Public Health Approach to Transforming Mass Incarceration

38 A New Vision for Punishment and Treatment: Re-Thinking Punishment and Rehabilitation for People Convicted of Sex Offenses

39 Exploring Knowledge Gaps in Healthcare Approaches to Violence Intervention

Part XI: Concluding Remarks

40 Health and Punishment Challenges Worthy of Our Attention

41 Outro: A Paradigm Shift from Crime, Punishment, and Rehabilitation to Health, Human Rights, Human Dignity, and Hope

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781040134610

1040134610

9781003506867

1003506860

9781040134573

1040134572

OCLC:

1451104285