{"title":"Prisonomics and the use of psychotropic drugs on incarcerated offenders: ethical considerations.","authors":"M E Marsh, J C Snell, W Wakefield","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors discuss the ethical considerations involved in using psychotropic medications with incarcerated offenders. Medications cannot be used as tool of oppression. Medication cannot be used to justify overpopulation, to quietly terminate prisoners, and must be administered by licensed health professionals. There must be informed consent.</p>","PeriodicalId":52496,"journal":{"name":"Psychology and Education","volume":"37 1","pages":"9-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2000-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Psychology and Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The authors discuss the ethical considerations involved in using psychotropic medications with incarcerated offenders. Medications cannot be used as tool of oppression. Medication cannot be used to justify overpopulation, to quietly terminate prisoners, and must be administered by licensed health professionals. There must be informed consent.
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PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION is a quality journal devoted to basic research, theory, and techniques and arts of practice in the general field of psychology and education. PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION is published biannually in a Spring/Summer issue and a Fall/Winter issue. There are numerous papers on important aspects of psychology and education which can find no place in the professional literature. This journal is dedicated to filling this void.