Social Work Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Social Work, Law and Ethics

   By Jonathan Dickens

   Series: Student Social Work

   Law and ethics are two vital aspects of social work – all social workers need to practise according to the law and their codes of ethics and conduct. However, the relationship between the law and social work values and ethics is not without its tensions and this book takes a problem-based approach...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
2. Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System

   By George T. Patterson

   The criminal justice system, with its complex policies and procedures and its focus on deterrence, punishment, and rehabilitation, can be a difficult system to understand. Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System presents an overview of the criminal justice system, exploring the network...

   Published February 19th 2012 by Routledge
3. Forensic Mental Health Consulting in Family Law

   Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

   Edited by Robert L. Kaufman, Margaret Lee

   Forensic Mental Health Professionals have entered the fray of child custody litigation in ways that could not have been predicted even a decade ago. Traditionally engaged as neutral court appointed evaluators or mediators, or as treatment providers for children, parents or families, FMHPs are...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
4. Controversies and Disputes in Disability and Rehabilitation

   Edited by Roland Meinert, Francis Yuen

   Although the field of disability services and societal understanding of disability issues have advanced in recent decades there remain controversial subjects and unresolved disputes. These cover a wide spectrum from legislation impacting the entire disability community such as the ADA, to culture...

   Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
5. New Horizons for Policy Practice

   By Richard Hoefer

   This book provides fresh perspectives on the state of policy practice. Leading scholars explore such vital conceptual topics such as how to impact social justice, what the strengths-based perspective means to policy practitioners and how to bridge the all-too common gap between community organizing...

   Published March 25th 2009 by Routledge
6. Progressive Community Organizing

   Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World

   By Loretta Pyles

   This interdisciplinary textbook offers a comprehensive view of the central issues facing progressive community organizers who seek to mobilize those negatively impacted by local, national, and global social policies and practices. Intended for both undergraduate and graduate students in social work...

   Published January 12th 2009 by Routledge
7. Support for Victims of Crime in Asia

   Edited by Wing-Cheong Chan

   Series: Routledge Law in Asia

   Giving victims of crime a greater role in the criminal justice system is a relatively recent development, a trend likely to continue and increase in the foreseeable future. In many jurisdictions it has led to compensation schemes funded by the state, support for victims of crime to help them...

   Published September 3rd 2007 by Routledge
8. The Age of the Inquiry

   Learning and Blaming in Health and Social Care

   Edited by Jill Manthorpe, Nicky Stanley

   The plethora of inquiry reports published in the fields of health and welfare in the 1990s covered the full range of user groups, individuals and institutions. What similarities or differences were there between these inquiries? How effective were they in bringing about change? Whose interest did...

   Published June 23rd 2004 by Routledge