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Improving public health by respecting autonomy: using social science research to enfranchise vulnerable prison populations
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 3401815
Author(s) Shaw, David; Elger, Bernice
Author(s) at UniBasel Elger, Bernice Simone
Shaw, David
Year 2015
Title Improving public health by respecting autonomy: using social science research to enfranchise vulnerable prison populations
Journal Preventive Medicine
Volume 74
Pages / Article-Number 21-3
Keywords ethics, public health
Abstract It is widely recognised that prisoners constitute a vulnerable population that is subject to numerous health inequalities and merits special protection. Improving prisoners' access to healthcare by ensuring adherence to the principle of equivalence has been the main focus of efforts to ensure that their health is not jeopardised. However, another means of respecting prisoners' autonomy and improving their health is to involve them (and prison staff) in social science research within prisons. Such research not only produces valuable data which can be used to assess whether the principle of equivalence is being respected; it also enfranchises prisoners by allowing them to air concerns about perceived ill-treatment and influence their environment. If prison authorities enable such research and adjust policy accordingly, both they and prisoners will benefit from the increased level of respect for prisoners' autonomy, and the improvements in individual and public health that flow from this. Conducting social science research in prisons enables the creation of a virtuous cycle of respect that makes prisons safer and healthier places.
Publisher Elsevier
ISSN/ISBN 0091-7435
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/41726/
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.01.024
PubMed ID http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25708912
ISI-Number MEDLINE:25708912
Document type (ISI) Journal Article
 
   

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