CRM 2309 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Determinant, Social Inequality
9 Sep 2016
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Surviving prison: exploring prison social life as a. Determinant of international journal of prisoner health 2(2) Prison health services oriented towards short-term problem solution rather than more long-term, sustainable preventive and developmental public health goals: evident with the management of drug misuse, suicide and self-harm, containment and treatment rather than prevention. Public health approach should seek why this is happening. Whos health in prisons project (hipp) 1994. Widely argued that prison is harmful, deprives individuals of basic human rights and needs, bringing physical, mental, and social harm to prisoners and rendering them powerless and institutionalized. Violence is the central catalyst of prison social life, where fighting, victimization, and bullying are routine, institutionalized and symbolic rituals are characteristic of the hostile prison environment. Positive social relations do exist among prisoners which can bring positive health outcomes, such as emotional strength, personal integrity, and positive mental health.
