NCJ Number
73798
Journal
Bewaehrungshilfe Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Dated: (1980) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1980
Length
104 pages
Annotation
Proceedings of the 1979 Annual Meeting of the German Association for Probation Assistance discuss the place of social assistance in the justice system.
Abstract
A philosophical presentation examines various human attitudes toward social change, the nature of the human being, and the significance of human solidarity and social assistance for human society. Reports of work groups relate to advantages and disadvantages of self-monitoring and institutional supervision of social workers, the relationship between professional social workers and volunteers, the technique of client-centered counseling, and group work as a means of instructing probationers in social behavior. Topics also include the relationship of the court to probation workers and to corrections institutions for execution of sentences, the social control functions of court assistance and probation assistance, and new directions in court assistance. Finally, work group discussions also consider the efficacy and cost effectiveness of social work in the context of criminal justice, the problem of excessive caseloads in probation work, and expanded possibilities of social assistance to juveniles. A closing essay on justice-related social services in their relationship to institutions outlines the connections between social change and law, forms of social control, involvement of society in social assistance, social workers' role conflicts, methods of social work, and cost effectiveness. A short essay describes the social services attached to the justice system in Lower Saxony.