The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #73946

Sandra (Sunny) Schwartz, Esq, Program Administrator, San Francisco Sheriff's Department, 120 14th St., San Francisco, CA 94103, 414/734-2307, Schwartzfsd@aol.com

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will:
• Describe the relationship of the prison system to structural violence;
• Recognize the similarity of violence and fear in prisons to the violence and fear that permeates and other settings in which non-carceral life unfolds;
• Assess alternatives to prison as a means of addressing social problems.

Keywords: Prison, Violence Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.