NCJ Number
129063
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Dated: special issue (January 1991) Pages: 48-63
Date Published
1991
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This article describes the benefits of and the barriers to implementation of a multisession AIDS education program for intravenous drug users (IVDUs) in the jails of Maricopa County (AZ).
Abstract
Obstacles to the implementation of a strong program include lack of support from jail management personnel, competition for time slots from other jail-based programs, artificiality of inmates' daily lives, scheduling of the posttest evaluation, and insufficient staffing for program outcome evaluation. The Education and Risk Assessment Project is described with an analysis of the collected data regarding attitude modification and practice of HIV-related sex behavior and drug use. The program consists of an 8-hour HIV and AIDS education program in five modules delivered over a 2-week period to inmates who have injected drugs within the last six months. The project also includes an extensive program evaluation of both process and outcome measures. Results suggest that an evaluation of jail-based education programs that focus on safer needle usage and sex behavior must be well planned and implemented. 6 tables and 11 references (Author abstract modified)