Improving the Health of Minority Communities through Probation-Public Health Collaborations: An Application of the Epidemiological Criminology Framework

This article explores the notion that common dynamic risks may underlie both criminal justice system involvement and poor health outcomes among members of minority groups in the U.S. We introduce the epidemiological criminology framework as a way of conceptualizing, researching, and intervening to r...

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Published in:Journal of offender rehabilitation 2010-11, Vol.49 (8), p.595-609
Main Authors: Potter, Roberto Hugh, Akers, Timothy A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Cooperation
Criminal justice
Criminality
Criminals
Criminology
Diseases
dynamic risk
epidemiological criminology
Epidemiology
Guidelines
Health
Health Behavior
Health Promotion
HIV
Justice
Law Enforcement
Minority Groups
Public Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
STD
Supervision
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Summary:This article explores the notion that common dynamic risks may underlie both criminal justice system involvement and poor health outcomes among members of minority groups in the U.S. We introduce the epidemiological criminology framework as a way of conceptualizing, researching, and intervening to reduce both health and criminal behaviors simultaneously among those on community supervision, or probation and parole. We use the lack of attention to community-supervised populations in previous research on sexually transmitted diseases as an illustration of lost opportunities. Suggestions for addressing these and other disease states and criminality simultaneously through the epidemiological criminology framework are provided.
ISSN:1050-9674
1540-8558
DOI:10.1080/10509674.2010.519674