Aging in prison : the integration of research and practice / Martha H. Hurley.

Author/creator Hurley, Martha Henderson
Format Book
PublicationDurham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2014]
Descriptionxi, 187 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Why study long-term and elderly prisoners? -- Who are the long-term inmates? What are the costs? What are their needs? -- Who are the elderly inmates? What are the costs? What are their needs? --Medical health issues -- Mental health needs -- Victimization -- Programs and sentencing options -- An ethic of care.
Abstract Explores the costs and benefits of keeping aging inmates incarcerated during their most medically expensive yet least crime-prone years. The text concludes by examining what can be done in terms of policy options, sentencing options and programs to improve the outlook for this aging inmate population and proposes that a philosophical 'Ethic of Care' approach be implemented to guide both present and future practices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013030378
ISBN9781594609947 (alk. paper)
ISBN1594609942 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV9469 .H868 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold