title: HIV is a virus, not a crime.
abstract: Criminalization of HIV transmission is an ineffective tool for combating AIDS and a costly distraction from programmes that we know work--programmes such as effective prevention, protection against discrimination, reducing stigma, empowering women and providing access to testing and treatment. In this article, which is based on a plenary presentation by Edwin Cameron, the authors advance ten reasons why criminalization is poor public health policy.
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burris
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clayton
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D013240:Stereotyping