Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system -- Chapter overview -- A note on terms used throughout the book -- Four components of the criminal justice system -- Public safety and public health -- A note about size and scope of the U.S. criminal justice system -- Size and scope of the U.S. criminal justice system -- Criminal justice expenditures -- Criminal justice employment -- Overview of the U.S. criminal justice system -- Criminal justice agencies as a system -- Overview of crimes -- Measuring crime rates -- Uniform Crime Report (UCR) program -- The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) -- Theoretical explanations of crime and victimization -- Criminal justice perspectives -- Criminal justice and human rights -- History of social work practice in the U.S. criminal justice system -- The NASW Code of Ethics -- Case example -- Legislation -- Law enforcement -- Courts -- Corrections -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 2. Legislation and the criminal justice system -- Chapter overview -- Social work and legislation -- Social workers in congress -- Social and political action -- Social justice -- The federal legislative process -- Three branches of federal government -- Locating bills and laws -- Legislative advocacy -- Case examples -- Social work interest groups -- Example - putting it all together -- Examples of federal criminal justice legislation -- National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011 (S. 306) -- Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (S. 1789) -- Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2010 (S. 2772) -- Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Initiative Act of 2009 (H.R. 4055).

Youth Promise Act H.R. 1064 - Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education Act (the Youth Promise Act) -- Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909) -- Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 1913) -- Critical issues in crime legislation -- Funding provided by federal legislation -- Tough on crime legislation -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 3. Law enforcement -- Chapter overview -- Law enforcement functions -- Case example -- A schema for understanding law enforcement agencies -- Mission and aims -- Community policing -- Basic organizational models -- Police social work -- Police social work defined -- Police social work functions -- Social work services for police officers and their families -- Training police officers -- Challenges in police social work -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 4. The court system -- Chapter overview -- Types of laws -- Prosecutors -- Public defenders -- Social work and the law -- NASW legal resources -- Overview of the court system -- Tribal courts -- Federal courts -- State courts -- Civil courts -- Family and juvenile courts -- Putting it together a case example -- Criminal courts -- Specialty courts or problem-solving courts -- Community courts -- Drug courts -- Opioid courts -- Mental health courts -- Domestic violence courts -- Juvenile drug courts -- Reentry courts -- Veterans courts -- Restorative justice -- Mitigation specialists -- Forensic social work -- Issues in the court system -- Racial disparities -- Wrongful convictions -- The death penalty -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms.

For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 5. Corrections -- Chapter overview -- An overview of correctional facilities -- Local correctional facilities -- Case example -- State and federal corrections facilities -- Private corrections facilities -- Corrections services -- Mental health services -- Health care -- Dental care -- Substance abuse treatment -- Educational programs -- Employment training programs -- Family programs -- Correctional social work -- Anti-oppressive practice with incarcerated individuals -- Community-based corrections -- Prisoner reentry -- Case example -- Assessing reentry rates -- Mapping reentry rates -- Reentry barriers -- Public health issues -- Parole -- Probation -- Promote smart decarceration -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 6. Criminal justice reforms and alternative programs -- Chapter overview -- The need for criminal justice reforms and alternative programs -- Criminal justice reforms -- The fair sentencing act -- Racial disparity reform at the state level -- Health care reform -- Impact legislation -- Alternative programs and services -- Law enforcement -- Courts -- Mediation -- Divorce mediation -- Arbitration -- Community arbitration -- Alternatives to incarceration -- Reentry and community-based programs -- Transition from prison to community initiatives (TPCI) -- Prisoner reentry initiative (PRI) -- Weed and Seed -- The serious and violent offender reentry initiative (SVORI) -- Women's advocacy project -- The innocence project -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 7. Special populations in the criminal justice system -- Chapter overview -- Special populations -- Native Americans -- Juveniles.

Women -- Veterans -- Felon status -- Victims of crime -- Persons living with disabilities -- Inmates living with HIV and AIDS -- Sex offenders -- Juvenile sex offenders -- Violent offenders -- Immigrants -- Persons living with chronic mental illness -- Transgender people -- LBGQ people -- Older inmates -- Employees in the criminal justice system -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 8. Contemporary issues in the criminal justice system and social work practice -- Chapter overview -- Racial profiling -- Racial disparities -- Police misconduct -- Suicide-by-cop -- Bullying -- School, campus, and workplace violence -- Teen dating violence -- Release of low-level offenders -- Prison-based gerrymandering -- Solitary confinement -- The opioid crisis -- Bail reform -- The criminalization of mental health -- Gun violence -- Ban the box -- Homelessness -- The school-to-prison pipeline -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 9. Social work practice in the criminal justice system -- Chapter overview -- Introduction to social work practice -- Generalist social work practice -- Specialized social work practice -- Social work practice methods and roles -- Criminal justice as a field of practice -- Criminal justice interventions -- Trauma-informed social work practice -- Trauma-informed criminal justice agencies -- Criminogenic needs -- Using data to inform interventions -- Anti-oppressive practice in the criminal justice system -- The voice of prisoners -- Transformative social work practice -- Restorative justice -- Social control -- Social work practice in authoritarian settings -- Social work practice in host settings -- Social work practice with mandated clients -- Social work practice with voluntary clients.

Right to self-determination -- Confidentiality -- Social work employment in criminal justice -- A sample job announcement -- Ethical responsibilities relevant for practice in the criminal justice system -- Responsibilities to colleagues -- Responsibilities in practice settings -- Responsibilities as professionals -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 10. Evidence-based practices in the criminal justice system -- Chapter overview -- What is evidence-based practice? -- A primer of research concepts -- Data collection -- Research designs -- Evidence-based social work practice -- Evidence-based practice in the criminal justice system -- Evidence-based practice outcomes in the criminal justice system -- Assessing treatment effectiveness on the basis of study designs and methods -- Challenges to implementing evidence-based practice in criminal justice settings -- Program evaluation -- Sample standardized instruments for program evaluation -- Advocacy research -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for review -- References -- 11. The future of social work practice in the criminal justice system -- Chapter overview -- A final word -- What do the experts say? -- Research and evaluation -- Lessons learned from international models -- Criminal justice social work -- The Dutch drug policy model -- What can we learn? -- Classroom instruction and field placement -- Classroom instruction -- Field instruction -- Implications for social work practice -- Chapter summary -- Key terms -- For further reading -- Questions for Review -- References -- Resources -- Index.

This fully revised second edition of integrates social work values and a commitment to social justice and shows how social workers can engage in micro practice within the criminal justice system.

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