Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Lauren A. Ricciardelli (Assistant Professor of Social Work, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Troy University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 16.30cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780190937232
ISBN 10: 0190937238
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 06 October 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Foreword, Ed Risler Author Biographies Introduction: The Important Role of Social Work I. Criminal Justice Considerations Chapter 1. Going, Going, Gone: The Death of Capital Punishment in the 21st Century, Marc Bookman Chapter 2. Methodological and Procedural Considerations, John R. Barner Chapter 3. Jury Considerations in Capital Cases, John R. Barner Chapter 4. The History of Mitigation in Death Penalty Cases, Russell Stetler Chapter 5. Social Workers in Capital Defense Practice: Demystifying Human Frailty / Empowering Conscience, Brian Kammer II. Sociopolitical Considerations Chapter 6. On Capital Punishment, Richard Dien Winfield Chapter 7. Structuralism, Neoliberalism, and the U.S. Criminal Justice, Larry Nackerud Chapter 8. The Criminalization of Poverty, Christopher R. Larrison Chapter 9. Mass Incarceration: The Politics of Race, Gender, and U.S. Prison, Michael Robinson, Sharon E. Moore, & A. Christson Adedoyin Chapter 10. A Public Health Case for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Elizabeth Beck, Cynthia Adcock, & Allison Bantimba Chapter 11. Affecting Legislative Change from the Judicial Perspective, Timothy R. Saviello III. Social Work Considerations Chapter 12. Linking the Social Services and Criminal Justice Systems, Leon Ginsberg Chapter 13. Serious Mental Illness, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, Anna Scheyett & Katherine J. Crawford Chapter 14. Intellectual Disability, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, Cliff Sloan & Lauryn Fraas Chapter 15. Immigration, Foreign Nationals, and the U.S. Death Penalty, Larry Nackerud & John Barner Chapter 16. The Death Penalty from the Family Perspective, Jennifer Schweizer & Elizabeth Beck Chapter 17. The Relevance of Trauma and Secondary Trauma to Death Penalty Cases, Robyn Painter Chapter 18. Advocacy, Activism, & Policy Practice: Social Workers as Advocates for Criminal Legal System Reforms, Marissa McCall Dodson Epilogue: Making a Seat at the Table Glossary Appendix: Recommended Works and Resources
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This book, intended for students, advocates, and anyone interested in social justice and the death penalty, offers an outstanding wealth of perspectives. * K.E. Murphy, CHOICE *
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Lauren A. Ricciardelli, PhD, LMSW, is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Troy University and a licensed social worker in the state of Georgia.
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