Social Construction and Policy Implementation
Inmate Health as a Public Health Issue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10764530 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill Nicholson‐crotty (Mitchell Institute), Sean Nicholson‐crotty (0000-0003-2297-6939, University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 240-256 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4941 • E-ISSN: 1540-6237 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.08502002.x |
| OpenAlex | W2109003379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 13 |
Objectives. This article develops and tests a concise multi‐stage approach for assessing the impact of social construction on the implementation of public programs designed to benefit negatively constructed groups. The framework suggests that negative constructions lead to policy choices that create problems in the implementation process. These problems prevent the accomplishment of key subobjectives necessary for ultimate program success. Methods. We test the utility of the framework in an analysis of a key public health issue—the spread of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in prisons. Despite great strides in the treatment and prevention of these diseases outside prison walls, the incidence and severity of both in the incarcerated population has increased dramatically over the last five years. We hypothesize that the problem of inadequate funding, arising from the negative social construction of this unique target population, is to blame. Results. In an analysis of 50 state correctional systems, we find that states with the most negative constructions of criminals and potential criminals spend dramatically less on inmate health, relative to other states. Conclusions. Our analysis suggests that inadequate funding levels in states with negative constructions of criminals and potential criminals jeopardizes the implementation of prison programs targeted at the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
Blame · Criminology · Environmental health · Political science · Population · Prison · Public health · Public relations · Social issues · State (computer science) · Tuberculosis · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Aplicaciones de un marco analítico para el estudio de la construcción social de grupos meta en el diseño de políticas
Organisational innovation and control practices
Rank-order implications of social construction theory
Social constructions of obesity target population
Social Construction and Policy Design
The making of a public health problem
Influencing policy for youth transitioning from care
Race, Staff, and Punishment
Do social constructions and gender mainstreaming in policy design affect the evaluation of the policy process? An analysis of a policy intervention in a postconflict society
Structuring and Re-Creating Inequality
Who Deserves Solidarity? Unequal Treatment of Immigrants in Swiss Welfare Policy Delivery
Deserving to Whom? Investigating Heterogeneity in the Impact of Social Constructions of Target Populations on Support for Affirmative Action
Discrimination based on political beliefs
El marco analítico de la construcción social
Targeted for Diffusion? How the Use and Acceptance of Stereotypes Shape the Diffusion of Criminal Justice Policy Innovations in the American States
Reform in the Making
Search and Destroy
Moral Panics
The Choice of Target Populations
Social Structure and Moral Reform
Behavioral Assumptions of Policy Tools
Problem Definition, Agenda Access, and Policy Choice
The Color of Welfare
Social Construction of Target Populations
Social Problems
Social Problems Theory
The Diffusion of Sexual Psychopath Laws
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |