Denise Humm-Delgado, Melvin Delgado

Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Older Adults

A National Challenge for Policy, Research, and Practice

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Produktbeschreibung

Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Older Adults discusses two converging problems: the aging baby boomer generation and the large percentage of the American population in prison.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138904514
• ISBN-10: 1138904511
• Artikelnr.: 59999091

Autorenporträt

Melvin Delgado is Professor of Social Work at Boston University where he is the Chair of Macro Practice and the Co-Director of the Center on Addictions Research and Services. He is the author of over 20 books. Denise Humm-Delgado is Professor of Social Work at Simmons University School of Social Work.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Section 1: Setting the Context
Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Profile, Trends, and Geographical Distribution of Older Adults in Prison
Chapter 3: Health Needs of Incarcerated Older Adults
Chapter 4: Death and Dying in Prisons
Chapter 5: Economics and the Strain on Governmental Budgets
Section 2: Challenges and Approaches for Meeting Needs
Chapter 6: Health Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act
Chapter 7: Personal Finances and Housing Challenges and Approaches
Chapter 8: Workforce and Research Challenges and Approaches
Chapter 9: Innovative Re-entry Initiatives and Programs
Epilogue
References