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Police Social Work: Social Work Practice in Law Enforcement Agencies

Police Social Work: Social Work Practice in Law Enforcement Agencies

Author: George T. Patterson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367676575
Published In: January 2022
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Grounded in contemporary social work practice approaches such as trauma-informed practice, cultural competency and systems theory, this book develops a model for developing, implementing and evaluating police social work and social service collaboration within the context of contemporary policing strategies.

The practice of professional social work in law enforcement agencies is increasingly becoming an important area of practice. Police social work, as it is known, benefits community residents and assists law enforcement agencies with accomplishing community policing and other problem-solving initiatives. Throughout 13 chapters, this book covers:

The practice of professional social work within law enforcement agencies
The types of social problems addressed and characteristics of police social work collaborations
Ethical and other practice issues that arise when collaborating with law enforcement agencies and required practice skills to address these issues
An examination of collaborations formed between law enforcement agencies and social services agencies in which the service providers are not professional social workers
A model for developing police social work collaborations and investigating collaboration effectiveness
Expanded roles for police social work practice such as consultation, officer selection, training recruits and police officers, and assisting their families

Police Social Work provides a wealth of case-studies and other reference material to prepare students for police social work practice, as well as serving as a resource for police officers, recruits and students majoring in policing.

Chapter 1 - An Overview of Law Enforcement Agencies

Chapter 2 - The Service Law Enforcement Function

Chapter 3 - Police Social Work

Chapter 4 - Critical Issues in Police Social Work

Chapter 5 - Specialist Police Social Work Practice

Chapter 6 - POLICE: A Model for the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Police Social Work Collaboration

Chapter 7 - Child Maltreatment

Chapter 8 - Domestic Violence

Chapter 9 - Victims of Crime

Chapter 10 - Mental Health

Chapter 11 - Juveniles

Chapter 12 - International Police and Social Work, and Police and Social Service Collaborations