Resolving Health Disparities for Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System
Author(s) -
Andrea K. Knittel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
north carolina medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.283
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2379-4313
pISSN - 0029-2559
DOI - 10.18043/ncm.80.6.363
Subject(s) - criminal justice , criminology , economic justice , inequality , health equity , political science , reproductive health , psychology , medicine , environmental health , law , health care , population , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Women who are involved in the criminal justice system experience poorer reproductive health outcomes. Resolving this inequality will require addressing reproductive health disparities facing incarcerated women, improving the health of criminal justice-involved women in the community, and preventing engagement of women with the criminal justice system altogether.
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