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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
11
Issue
1
Date
1/1/1981

Article Facts

Title
A Prison Environment's Effect on Health Care Service Demands
DOI
10.2190/KM50-WH2K-K2D1-DM69
Author
Ernest O. Moore
Pages
17-34
Online Date
05/09/2002

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A Prison Environment's Effect on Health Care Service Demands

Ernest O. Moore

DOI: 10.2190/KM50-WH2K-K2D1-DM69

Abstract

This study looks at the impact of a corrections environment upon prisoners through a process of monitoring inmate attendance at sick call clinic. Contrasting cell block designs and characteristics are compared on the basis of significant differential demands for health care services emanating from specific areas. Known psychological and physiological responses to situations perceived to be threatening provide the theory that health behavior may be used as one indirect measure of environmentally induced stress. Findings suggest there are architectural design features of the prison environment that provide basis of perceived threats to inmate safety and survival. Loss of privacy on several dimensions appears to be a critical environmental characteristic.

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