NCJ Number
111873
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Dated: (April 1988) Pages: 17-28
Date Published
1988
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This article consists of the presentation of ethnographic material on the creation of a reality concerning AIDS by inmates.
Abstract
The primary focus is on the examination of social discourse for their situation. The narrative reveals that a considerable amount of misinformation, and fractured information is employed to define their situation, and in turn, create a reality regarding AIDS in prison. Author abstract)