George Patterson

Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System

• Broschiertes Buch

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 181mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9780367230425
• ISBN-10: 0367230429
• Artikelnr.: 58410191

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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