Serving the Stigmatized

Wesley T. Church II, PhD, LGSW, is the Director and J. Franklin Bayhi Endowed Professor at the Louisiana State University School of Social Work. Dr. Church earned his PhD from the University of Utah College of Social Work in 2003. Dr. Church's research has been focused on examining issues facing children and adolescents and their families. His interest lies in the impact of race, socio-economic status, gender, education, crime, and family on the involvement of children and their families as they navigate their way through major systems (i.e. welfare, justice, and health care).David W. Springer, PhD, LCSW, is the Director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Fellow to the Sid Richardson Chair of Public Affairs in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He began his careers as a clinical social worker in community- and school-based settings with adolescents and their families. Today, his teaching and research coalesce around sustainable communities, criminal and juvenile justice, and positive youth development.

• Chapter 1--Mental Illness in Prison Populations: Policy, Practice, and ChallengesEprise R. Armstrong, Drew E. Winters, and Jeremiah W. Jaggers Chapter 2--Suicide Risk Among Adolescents Involved in the Justice System: Risk and Suggestions for PreventionSusan Deluca and Daley DiCorcia Chapter 3--Sex Offenders as Prison InmatesDavid Patrick Connor Chapter 4--HIV/AIDS and the Incarcerated PopulationElizabeth C. Pomeroy Chapter 5--Aging, Stigma, and Criminal Justice: Toward Human Rights Based Assessment and InterventionTina Maschi and George Leibowitz Chapter 6--Parents in Prison: Promoting Success During Reentry to the CommunityJ. Mark Eddy and Jean E. Schumer Chapter 7--Youth Certified as Adults and Serving Adult SentencesStephen W. Phillippi Jr. and Ellen P. McCann Chapter 8--Substance Abuse Treatment in Prison: The Therapeutic CommunityMatthew Hiller and Christine Saum Chapter 9--Sexuality on the Inside: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual InmatesJames Roffee and Andrea Waling Chapter 10--Trans People and Responding to Need: Improving Carceral ManagementJames Roffee Chapter 11--The Role of Race/Ethnicity in Criminal and Juvenile JusticeSusan McCarter Chapter 12--Coming Home: Challenges and Opportunities to Enhance Reentry SuccessKatie Berry, Matt Gilmour, Stephanie C. Kennedy, and Stephen J. Tripodi Chapter 13--Incarcerated VeteransEvan R. Seamone, Kate H. Thomas, and David L. Albright Chapter 14--Immigrant Inmates in the Correctional SystemKhadija Khaja and Jeremiah W. Jaggers Chapter 15--Terminal Illness in Correctional SettingsStephanie Grace Prost

A major strength of this book is its presentation of information in a way that is useful and easily understood by professionals from a variety of fields, including criminal justice, social work, and psychology. I recommend this book for readers interested in learning about special populations in correctional facilities, options to provide evidence-based treatment, current policies impacting them and prevention strategies to potential­ly avoid their incarceration.