NCJ Number
217866
Editor(s)
Albert R. Roberts Ph.D.,
David W. Springer Ph.D.
Date Published
2007
Length
462 pages
Annotation
Intended as a textbook and reference for students and professionals in social work and criminal justice, this book provides guidance for social-work practices with crime victims and juvenile and adult offenders in institutional, community-based, diversion, and aftercare programs.
Abstract
The seven chapters of Section 1 provide an introduction to forensic social work trends, policies, and practices. These chapters present the overarching conceptual framework for the rest of the book. Among the topics discussed are the context in which correctional policies develop and operate, the nature of social work in the justice system, social-work practice in rural and urban criminal justice, and ethical practice in forensic social work. The four chapters of Section 2 focus on crisis-intervention components and strategies and police-based social work. The chapters address crisis intervention with victims of violence, the history and role of social work in law enforcement, and victim service/witness assistance programs. Section 3 is composed of five chapters that examine the assessment and treatment of juvenile delinquents, juvenile justice policy developments, and the role of the social worker in juvenile justice settings. The five chapters of Section 4 address issues related to victim assistance, child maltreatment, domestic violence crisis intervention, and trauma care. Section 5 contains four chapters that explore probation, parole, and court settings. The six chapters of Section Six focus on the social worker's role in adult corrections in institutional and community-based settings. These chapters consider relevant social-worker training, service to female offenders, reentry into the community, and the function of social workers in a maximum-security prison. Chapter references and author and subject indexes