Abstract
This chapter will assess the numerous benefits HIV peer programs provide to correctional administrators. In addition to providing a cost-effective service to inmate population and increasing inmate knowledge regarding HIV transmission and prevention, HIV prison-based peer programs allow women offenders who worked as peers to obtain marketable job skills, obtain a higher purpose in life, cultivate conventional networks of support, limit the effects of prisonization and maladjustment and increase levels of institutional success (i.e., decreased disciplinary infractions) and post-release success (i.e., reduced recidivism). Findings from a national survey regarding the prevalence of HIV prison-based peer programs are discussed.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
