Category Archives: Prisoners

A review of HIV prevention interventions for juvenile offenders

2010

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a critical review of all HIV prevention intervention studies conducted with adolescents in juvenile justice settings to inform future intervention development. METHOD: PubMed and PsycInfo database searches...

HIV, alcohol dependence, and the criminal justice system: A review and call for evidence-based treatment for released prisoners

2011

BACKGROUND: People with both HIV and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are disproportionately concentrated within the U.S. criminal justice system; approximately one-quarter of all people with HIV cycle through the system...

A systematic review of HIV testing among Canadian populations

2014

OBJECTIVE: Regular HIV testing and early detection leads to timely treatment. Appropriate treatment and care can prevent disease progression in the individual and prevent onwards transmission within the community. This...

HIV among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States: A review of the literature

2014

In 2006, Millett published a seminal literature review that examined 12 hypotheses to explain the high rates of HIV among black MSM. This paper augments Millett’s article by reviewing the...

The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: A systematic review

2012

AIMS: To review evidence on the effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) in prison and post-release. METHODS: Systematic review of experimental and observational studies of prisoners receiving OMT regarding treatment...

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