Dementia in prison : an ethical framework to support research, practice and prisoners /
edited by Joanne Brooke.
- 1 online resource.
- Routledge studies in public health .
"This innovative volume exposes dementia as a condition that the aging prison population is increasingly facing. Going beyond exploring the need to understand dementia within prison populations, it argues that healthcare workers and prison staff must ensure that prisoners developing dementia during their sentence are identified and supported. Dementia in Prison covers three key areas: Healthcare services in prison settings and how these affect the rapidly aging prison population, The human rights of prisoners with dementia, alongside the ethics of healthcare in this environment, The current state of support for prisoners with dementia and any recommendations for future assessment, diagnosis, and policies. This provocative book will be invaluable to scholars in the fields of public health, criminology and medical sociology as well as nurses and prison staff"--
9780429291043 0429291043 9781000295689 1000295680 9781000295641 1000295648 9781000295603 1000295605
10.4324/9780429291043 doi
Older prisoners--United States.
Older prisoners--Medical care--United States.
Dementia--United States.
MEDICAL / Mental Health
MEDICAL / Public Health
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
HV9469 / .B76 2021
365/.60874
"This innovative volume exposes dementia as a condition that the aging prison population is increasingly facing. Going beyond exploring the need to understand dementia within prison populations, it argues that healthcare workers and prison staff must ensure that prisoners developing dementia during their sentence are identified and supported. Dementia in Prison covers three key areas: Healthcare services in prison settings and how these affect the rapidly aging prison population, The human rights of prisoners with dementia, alongside the ethics of healthcare in this environment, The current state of support for prisoners with dementia and any recommendations for future assessment, diagnosis, and policies. This provocative book will be invaluable to scholars in the fields of public health, criminology and medical sociology as well as nurses and prison staff"--
9780429291043 0429291043 9781000295689 1000295680 9781000295641 1000295648 9781000295603 1000295605
10.4324/9780429291043 doi
Older prisoners--United States.
Older prisoners--Medical care--United States.
Dementia--United States.
MEDICAL / Mental Health
MEDICAL / Public Health
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
HV9469 / .B76 2021
365/.60874