The Homeless Offender

Coker, J.B.

doi:10.1177/026455057001600206

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“…There is insufficient evidence that a policy of detention is, in aggregate, beneficial to public health. 29 This does not mean, of course, that isolating an individual has no impact on transmission dynamics. Historically, isolation and quarantine have been effective in containing the spread of infectious disease and are among control measures recommended in the revised International Health Regulations.…”

Section: Public Health and Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the evidence necessary to support other less restrictive interventions is also insufficient. 33 Another principle addresses the arbitrary, unreasonable or discriminatory manner in which a sanction might be imposed. The detention of any group of tuberculosis patients may appear arbitrary without a fuller understanding of the risks.…”

Section: Human Rights and The Siracusa Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Detention and the Evolving Threat of Tuberculosis: Evidence, Ethics, and Law

Coker¹,

Thomas²,

Lock³

et al. 2007

J. Law. Med. Ethics

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The issue of detention as a public health control measure has attracted attention recently. This is because the threat of strains of tuberculosis that are resistant to a wider range of drugs has been identified, and there is renewed concern that public health is threatened. This paper considers whether involuntary detention is justified where voluntary measures have failed or where a patient poses a danger, albeit uncertain, to the public. We discuss the need for strengthening evidence-based assessments of public health risk and suggest that we should reflect more profoundly on the philosophical foundations upon which our policies and practices are grounded.

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Section: Public Health and Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Human Rights and The Siracusa Principlesmentioning

confidence: 99%