Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Older Adults - A National Challenge for Policy, Research, and Practice

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Melvin Delgado, Melvin Humm-Delgado Delgado, Delgado Melvin, Denise Humm-Delgado, Humm-Delgado Denise
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2023
• EAN: 9780367425210
• ISBN: 978-0-367-42521-0
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, United States of America, USA, Rehabilitation of offenders