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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > health (prisons and correctional facilities) > doctors
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > occupations and professions, labor processes, jobs, and careers > health care professions > doctors
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > occupations and professions, labor processes, jobs, and careers > health care professions > doctors

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doctors  

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  • The purpose of medicine is to diagnose, comfort, and cure; the purpose of prisons, although sometimes rehabilitative, is to punish through confinement. These often mutually incompatible purposes form the background for the interaction of correctional and health professionals and help explain why ethical dilemmas, even in well-managed correctional settings, are inevitable. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Doctors]

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