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Evaluating the Impact of Criminal Laws on HIV Risk Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Zita Lazzarini ,
Sarah Bray  and
Scott Burris
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Criminal law is one of the regulatory tools being used in the United States to influence risk behavior by people who have HIV/AIDS. Several different types of laws have been or could be used in this way These include:

  • HIV-specific exposure and transmission laws — i.e., laws that explicitly mention and exclusively apply to conduct by people with HIV;

  • public health statutes prohibiting conduct that would expose others to communicable diseases and/or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and

  • general criminal laws governing attempted murder and assault.

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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , Summer 2002 , pp. 239 - 253
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2002

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