| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Part I: Foundations for anti-oppressive social work practice and the carceral stage -- How we got here and where we want to go -- The sociopolitical context of social work practice and the carceral state -- An anti-oppressive framework for social work practice in the carceral state -- The criminalization of people with mental illness -- Part II: Anti-oppressive social work practice in carceral settings -- An anti-oppressive social work approach to public safety and judicial responses -- Transparency and transformation in carceral detention -- Challenges and possibilities of anti-oppressive social work practice in prison with men -- Challenges and possibilities of anti-oppressive social work practice in prison with women -- Part III: Levels of intervention -- How families resist the carceral state and move toward healing -- Reinvesting in people and communities -- Knowledge building for revisioning accountability and restoration -- Transformative justice: dismantling the carceral state -- Conclusion and a call to action |
| Summary |
"The United States has experienced a period of prolonged and unprecedented carceral state control and growth over the last forty years. This immense growth reflects changes in sentencing policies, including mandatory and determinate terms for a broader range of offenses and an emphasis on punishment rather than rehabilitation. In what Frost and Clear (2009) described as the "grand social experiment of mass incarceration," more people go into prison for more extended periods, creating a buildup that harms adults, children, families, communities, and society. The justification for incarceration has been seeded in two ideas: incapacitation-separating "bad actors" from would-be victims--and deterrence, discouraging repeat crimes due to the fear of punishment. In what is referred to as the "prison paradox" (Steman, 2017), an analysis of the imprisonment and crime rate relationship for the last two decades has shown that increased incarceration has had a weak connection to lowered crime rates. Steman describes other factors that explain the decrease in crime rates, including an aging population, increased employment and wages, boosted consumer confidence, enlarged law enforcement personnel, and different policing strategies"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed September 13, 2023) |
| Subject |
Social work with criminals -- United States
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Criminals -- Services for -- United States
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Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States
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Criminals -- Rehabilitation
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Criminals -- Services for
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Social work with criminals
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
O'Brien, Patricia, 1945- editor.
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Willison, Judith S., editor.
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| LC no. |
2022010836 |
| ISBN |
9780190076788 |
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019007678X |
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9780190076764 |
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0190076763 |
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0190076771 |
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9780190076771 |
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