A useful research resource and handy reference, this book discusses
the many important ethical and legal issues that arise in the
delivery of health care to prisoners at correctional facilities. It
references national standards of professional practice as well as
the advice of recognized experts. The mission of corrections is the
care and custody of prisoners with a view to public safety within a
place dedicated to punishment, while the mission of the medical and
mental health professionals in a corrections facility is to care
for the health and well-being of the prisoners. Both have a duty to
provide care, but their differing roles and objectives give rise to
ethical role conflict and disagreement regarding appropriate care
strategies. Humane Health Care for Prisoners considers important
ethical and legal issues that arise in the delivery of health care
to prisoners, covering topics such as privacy, confidentiality,
informed consent, extended isolation and solitary confinement, use
of mace, strip searches and body cavity searches, and medical
experimentation on prisoners as human subjects. It also considers
participation by health care professionals in capital punishment,
coerced substance abuse treatment, how much health care to provide,
organizational structure and hierarchy, cooperation between
correctional and health care staff, and the importance of
recognizing mental illness as a chronic condition. This book is
informative for professionals working in corrections facilities,
such as physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, wardens,
jail administrators, sheriffs, and corrections officials, as well
as legislators and decision makers, attorneys involved in
correctional healthcare lawsuits, students of criminal justice, and
those seeking to work in the field of correctional health care or
in corrections. Additionally, students and professors of medical
ethics will find this book helpful in illustrating real-life topics
for research and discussion. Clearly lays out the ethical issues in
role conflicts or difficult policy questions in correctional health
care management Makes the argument that while correctional and
medical care professionals have their own goals, policies, and
practices in the correctional environment, a willingness to
accommodate the key principles and needs of the other party
benefits both disciplines Investigates the central theme of what is
right and what is wrong, by using ethical principles, court
decisions, and accepted national standards as a guide Provides an
index designed to facilitate the book's use as a quick and ready
reference
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