Evolving trends, policies, and practices | |
The emergence and current developments in forensic social work | p. 5 |
An introduction to forensic social work perspectives | p. 25 |
Correctional policies : evolving trends | p. 32 |
Social work in the justice system : an overview | p. 44 |
Rural and urban criminal justice | p. 53 |
Ethical practice in forensic social work | p. 75 |
Social work and criminal justice : new dimensions in practice | p. 87 |
Crisis intervention and police-based social work | |
Crisis intervention with victims of violence | p. 95 |
The history and role of social work in law enforcement | p. 106 |
Forensic social work in law enforcement and victim service/witness assistance programs : national and local perspectives | p. 113 |
Police social work : bridging the past to the present | p. 126 |
Juvenile justice policies and practices | |
Assessment of mental health and substance abuse treatment needs in juvenile justice | p. 133 |
Mental health and substance abuse treatment of juvenile delinquents | p. 151 |
Juvenile justice policy : trends and issues | p. 170 |
Conflicting philosophies of juvenile justice | p. 186 |
Revisiting the heritage of forensic social work : applying a nurturing practice model when working with gang members in juvenile correctional facilities | p. 191 |
Victim assistance and domestic violence intervention | |
Assessment and intervention in child sexual abuse : a forensic social work perspective | p. 211 |
Battered women : prevalence, warning signs, assessment issues, and intervention | p. 237 |
Social work and survivor assistance | p. 247 |
Social work's role with domestic violence : women and the criminal justice system | p. 269 |
The role of social work in victim/witness assistance programs | p. 279 |
Probation, parole, and court settings | |
Therapeutic jurisprudence in social work and criminal justice | p. 287 |
Administration in probation and parole | p. 300 |
Doing justice for mental illness and society : federal probation and pretrial services officers as mental health specialists | p. 317 |
Motivational interviewing for probation staff : increasing the readiness to change | p. 327 |
Adult corrections : institutional and community-based forensic social work | |
Preparing social workers for practice in correctional institutions | p. 341 |
Female offenders and the criminal justice system | p. 351 |
Social work within a maximum security setting | p. 366 |
Correctional social work with criminal offenders and their children | p. 376 |
Strengthening families as natural support systems for offenders | p. 394 |
When prisoners return to the community : political, economic, and social consequences | p. 400 |
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