Abstract
Since the first AIDS case was reported in 1985, China has seen a steady rise of registered HIV/AIDS cases, and sexual transmission has become the most common transmission route. Meanwhile China has been increasingly confronted with the pressing problem of how to control offenders with HIV/AIDS. This paper aims to investigate the current challenges in the management of offenders with HIV/AIDS in China and ponder what further China should do to deal with this population from both penal and public health perspectives.
The paper will first introduce the increasing number of offenders with HIV/AIDS in China, especially the cases reported in recent years in which individuals infected with HIV used HIV infection as a weapon for blackmail and violence. Second, it delineates the current legal and policy gaps the police and correctional institutions face when dealing with offenders with HIV/AIDS. Third, it discusses the current practices prevalent in police detention centres and correctional institutions: most offenders with HIV/AIDs are granted medical parole and some of them live a criminally active life, e.g. engaging in drug trafficking, and others are incarcerated in correctional institutions. Lastly the paper points out the way forward for China by discussing the international standards on human rights of prisoners and the best practices in managing HIV/AIDS in prisons in Western countries.
The paper will first introduce the increasing number of offenders with HIV/AIDS in China, especially the cases reported in recent years in which individuals infected with HIV used HIV infection as a weapon for blackmail and violence. Second, it delineates the current legal and policy gaps the police and correctional institutions face when dealing with offenders with HIV/AIDS. Third, it discusses the current practices prevalent in police detention centres and correctional institutions: most offenders with HIV/AIDs are granted medical parole and some of them live a criminally active life, e.g. engaging in drug trafficking, and others are incarcerated in correctional institutions. Lastly the paper points out the way forward for China by discussing the international standards on human rights of prisoners and the best practices in managing HIV/AIDS in prisons in Western countries.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2017 |
| Event | 9th Annual Conference for the Asian Criminological Society: Crime and Justice in Asia and the Global South - The Shangri-La Hotel, Cairns, Australia Duration: 10 Jul 2017 → 13 Jul 2017 http://crimejusticeconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/PROGRAM-CJC-12-July.pdf http://crimejusticeconference.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ABSTRACTS-MASTER-FILE-1.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | 9th Annual Conference for the Asian Criminological Society |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Cairns |
| Period | 10/07/17 → 13/07/17 |
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