The Iron Fist in the Latex Glove: The Intersection of Public Health and Criminal Justice

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...

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Main Author: Potter, Roberto Hugh (Author)
Contributors: Rosky, Jeffrey W.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 276-288
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Intervention
Prevention
Legitimacy
Social Control
Epidemiology
Criminal Justice
Public Health
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-012-9173-3