In this Issue

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reading HIV/AIDS and Criminal Justice Involvement in African Americans as a Consequence of Drug Abuse

Lula A. Beatty, Dionne J. Jones, LeKhessa Doctor
pp. 1-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0107
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Heroes and Great Ideas

Beny J. Primm, MD: Pioneer Physician, Educator, and Advocate for People with Addictions and HIV/AIDS

Annelle B. Primm, Lawrence S. Brown
pp. 6-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0115
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Part I: HIV/AIDS, Drug Abuse and Prevention

HIV-Positive Black Women with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Patterns of Substance Use and Barriers to Health Care

Gail Elizabeth Wyatt, Jennifer Vargas Carmona, Tamra Burns Loeb, John K. Williams
pp. 9-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0120
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Disseminating HIV/AIDS Information to African Americans

Carolyn A. Stroman
pp. 24-37
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0118
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What's Culture Got to Do with It? Prevention Programs for African American Adolescent Girls

Maya A. Corneille, Amie M. Ashcroft, Faye Z. Belgrave
pp. 38-47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0109
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Part II: The Criminal Justice System and Drug Abuse

How Criminal System Racial Disparities May Translate into Health Disparities

M. Y. Iguchi, James Bell, Rajeev N. Ramchand, Terry Fain
pp. 48-56
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0114
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Racial Disparity and the Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System: Exploring Consequences for Deterrence

Faye S. Taxman, James M. Byrne
pp. 57-77
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0119
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The Building Resiliency and Vocational Excellence (BRAVE) Program: A Violence-Prevention and Role Model Program for Young, African American Males

James P. Griffin
pp. 78-88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0113
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Part III: The Intersection of HIV/AIDS and the Criminal Justice System

African American Female Drug Users and HIV Risk Reduction Challenges with Criminal Involvement

Claire E. Sterk, Katherine Theall, Kirk W. Elifson
pp. 89-107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0117
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HIV Risk Behaviors, Knowledge, and Prevention Service Experiences Among African American and Other Offenders

Steven R. Belenko, Michele Shedlin, Michael Chaple
pp. 108-128
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0108
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Short-term Impact of an HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Soon-to-be Released Inmates in Georgia

Ronald L. Braithwaite, Torrance T. Stephens, Henrie M. Treadwell, Kisha Braithwaite, Rhonda Conerly
pp. 130-139
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0111
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Black-White Disparities in HIV/AIDS: The Role of Drug Policy and the Corrections System

Kim M. Blankenship, Amy B. Smoyer, Sarah J. Bray, Kristin Mattocks
pp. 140-146
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0110
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Reviews

Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS (review)

Sally K. Fauchald
pp. 157-158
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0112
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The Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS and Black America (review)

Kimyona Roberts
pp. 158-160
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2005.0116
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