Social Work, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780190937232)

Social workers have their hands in a lot of big sociopolitical issues. When it comes to the death penalty, their involvement is especially crucial. Social workers might support those receiving the sentence, engage with the families of those sentenced, participate in mitigation work, examine the critical discourse (psychiatric, psychological, and legal) leading up to and after the sentence, contribute to research surrounding mental health as it relates to the criminal justice system, or even use social advocacy and policy practice to examine the death penalty.

In Social Work, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, professionals with backgrounds spanning, law, forensics, academia, and social work combine and explain their experiences surrounding this prominent social justice issue. The book is broken into three sections: Criminal Justice Considerations, Sociopolitical Considerations, and Applied Social Work Considerations. Across each section, chapters provide explicit implications for the social work professional in a criminal justice setting. The resulting volume equips beginning professionals and students with a holistic overview of the intersection of criminal justice and social justice.

Author: Lauren A. Ricciardelli
ISBN-10: 0190937238
ISBN-13: 9780190937232
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 08/24/2020
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2021