Title

The Iron Fist In The Latex Glove: The Intersection Of Public Health And Criminal Justice

Keywords

Criminal justice; Epidemiology; Intervention; Legitimacy; Prevention; Public health; Social control

Abstract

The intersection of public health and criminal justice involves reducing negative human outcomes, disease and crime, respectively. In this article, we examine the public health approach in detail and how it relates to criminal justice research and practice and how each discipline achieves legitimacy. We demonstrate the public duties of the criminal justice system and how it already performs some public health duties and how we can better integrate public health approaches at the academic, bureaucratic, and street levels. © 2012 Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Publication Date

6-1-2013

Publication Title

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volume

38

Issue

2

Number of Pages

276-288

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-012-9173-3

Socpus ID

84877063993 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84877063993

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