Citation

Brewer-Smyth K. ANS Adv. Nurs. Sci. 2008; 31(2): 119-127.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA. kbsmyth@udel.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.ANS.0000319562.84007.22

PMID

18497588

Abstract

Although numbers of prison inmates are increasing rapidly, limited research addresses health-related conditions prevalent in prisons. Compelling reasons exist for prison research to address high rates of psychiatric, neurological, and other health-related conditions that may precipitate or result from incarceration, high-risk behaviors, infectious disease transmission, traumatic brain injuries, and other issues related to incarceration. Prison research is critical because inmates are frequently re-incarcerated and released, posing potential risks to themselves and the community. The purpose of this article is to provide a pragmatic overview of ethical, regulatory, and investigator considerations to facilitate critically needed research with vulnerable prison populations.

Language: en