FUTURE STRATEGIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OF LARGE COUNTY JAILS IN PROVIDING FOR INMATES WITH HIV/AIDS BY THE YEAR 2000

• NCJ Number: 144642
• Author(s): P Ratchford
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 72 pages
• Corporate Author: California Cmssn on Peace Officer Standards and Training
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services; POST Media Distribution Ctr
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This futures study examines what strategies California law enforcement agencies will use by the year 2000 to provide for HIV/AIDS inmates in large county jails. Collateral issues address the costs of providing medical care and housing for these inmates, the effect of housing HIV/AIDS inmates on staff recruitment and retention, and future policies regarding mandatory HIV testing for all inmates.

Abstract

The six events selected for the study included a major lawsuit loss for administrative negligence, development of a preventive vaccine, release of a felony AIDS inmate who commits a high-profile crime, mandated housing, infection of a staff member, and mandatory testing for inmates. Trends used in the analysis included budget impacts, staff training, medical costs for HIV drugs, staff concerns for the increasing number of HIV inmates, and staff retention and recruitment. Exploratory, hypothetical, and normative scenarios are presented, followed by a strategic management plan which outlines methods, a situational analysis, stakeholder analysis, and implementation plan. The transition management plan consists of a commitment strategy, critical mass, commitment planning, transition management structure, and technologies and methodologies. 5 tables