George Patterson

Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000734188
• Artikelnr.: 58392616

Autorenporträt

George T. Patterson is Associate Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York, USA. A certified police instructor, he has taught criminal justice courses to social work and criminal justice students, and trained police officers and recruits.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system
Chapter 2: Legislation and the criminal justice system
Chapter 3: Law enforcement
Chapter 4: The court system
Chapter 5: Corrections
Chapter 6: Criminal justice reforms and alternative programs
Chapter 7: Special populations in the criminal justice system
Chapter 8: Contemporary issues in the criminal justice system
Chapter 9: Social work practice in the criminal justice system
Chapter 10: Evidence-based practices in the criminal justice system
Chapter 11: The future of social work practice in the criminal justice system
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