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Perception of AIDS in prisons : relevance in developing educational strategies

Helen Close

Published in:
HIV/AIDS and prisons : proceedings of a conference held 19-21 November 1990
Jennifer Norberrry, Matt Gaughwin and Sally-Anne Gerull (eds)
ISBN 0 642 16202 6 ; ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992
(AIC Conference Proceedings; no. 4)

Abstract

Close presents findings from a study of prisoners, prison officers and staff within metropolitan prisons in Perth. The study not only explored individual knowledge and perceptions, but also investigated their perceptions of others' perceptions. If a coordinated and comprehensive educational program is to be developed, it is necessary to consider the perceptions of the target groups and to understand why groups perceive issues in different ways.