Title

Jails, Public Health, And Generalizability

Keywords

generalizability; jails; policy; public health

Abstract

This article outlines and discusses five categories of information about individual jails that should be considered before making general statements about jails. These are (a) the process by which individuals come to and are processed through the jail, (b) the size of the jail, (c) the region of the country where the jail is situated, (d) classification/assessment techniques, and (e) architecture and supervision styles. It is hoped that this discussion will generate a better understanding of the complexity of jail systems across the nation and help public health professionals better target their research, programs, and policies directed at the jail/community health nexus. © The Author(s) 2010.

Publication Date

10-6-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volume

16

Issue

4

Number of Pages

263-272

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1078345810378252

Socpus ID

77957284013 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77957284013

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