NCJ Number
89818
Date Published
1982
Length
199 pages
Annotation
This training package presents the objectives and content outlines for course units designed to prepare State jail inspectors to assess and provide technical assistance for jail health care services.
Abstract
The objectives of the course are to provide the trainee with (1) an understanding of the American Medical Association's Standards for Health Services in Jails; (2) knowledge of the meaning, interpretation, and rationale for each standard; (3) skill in applying the standards as a measuring device to determine compliance at any given jail; and (4) ability to provide individual jails with information on how to correct various deficiencies identified in their existing health care system. The separate units of the course deal specifically with the growing requirements of regulations, standards, and court orders; a review of the American Medical Association Standards for health services in jails; how to survey jail health care systems and measure compliance; and how to provide technical assistance to jails and advise personnel regarding the effective use of existing community resources. The appendixes provide various forms and information relevant to the jail inspector's review of jail health care services.