Establishing a compulsory drug treatment prison: Therapeutic policy, principles, and practices in addressing offender rights and rehabilitation

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 341-349

  Birgden, Astrid ^a   Grant, Luke ^b  

^a Corrective Services NSW ^*  (Australia)

^b Offender Services and Programs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compulsory drug treatment; Human rights; Offender rehabilitation; Therapeutic jurisprudence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JURISPRUDENCE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRISON; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COERCION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MORALS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRISONS; RECURRENCE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIALIZATION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 78650309371     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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