NCJ Number
123047
Editor(s)
C C Abt,
K M Hardy
Date Published
1990
Length
392 pages
Annotation
These 58 papers present the scientific and legal knowledge about AIDS, based on the presentations at the April 1989 National Conference on AIDS and the Courts sponsored by the State Justice Institute and the National Institute of Justice.
Abstract
Individual papers examine the role of judicial leadership in addressing legal issues related to the HIV epidemic, the application of medical facts to the courts, the uses and limitations of HIV antibody testing, and the role of public opinion and health laws in prior epidemics. Other papers focus on the experiences of people with AIDS in the courts, the impacts of judicial decisionmaking on corrections management in response to AIDS, adolescents at risk of HIV transmission, court options for HIV-infected prostitutes, and issues related to HIV transmission by intravenous drug users. Further papers consider AIDS education for court and law enforcement personnel, AIDS education of criminal defendants, court management issues, and family law and AIDS. Additional papers discuss crimes of potential AIDS transmission, women and children with AIDS, the economics of AIDS health care, tort risks and remedies for AIDS transmission, and AIDS legislation in State and Federal jurisdictions. Footnotes, tables, and bibliographies grouped by subject.