Extra Credit Spring 08

Read Chapter 12

Answer the following questions and return the responses prior to May 5, 2008 at 10:00 am.

 Define special-needs inmates

What are five essential elements of cost-effective management of inmates with HIV?

Why are jails at great risk for the spread of tuberculosis?

What is a therapeutic community?

 Why is treating HIV in prison difficult?

True and False

  1. The number of AIDS related deaths in prisons has been declining.

        2. Most justified killings by law enforcement involve people with mental illness.

        3. Drugs are more closely linked with violent crimes than alcohol.

        4. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not apply to inmates in prison.

        5. Inmates who are dangerous to themselves can be made to take psychoactive drugs against their will.