Revisiting the Relationship Between Social Work and Law Enforcement

Increasingly, law enforcement officers are becoming involved in community roles that require knowledge and sensitivity to social problems beyond their normal training. Social workers can be involved in the training, education, and resource development necessary to prevent incarceration and the escal...

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Published in:Journal of community practice 2002-07, Vol.10 (2), p.23-36
Main Author: Slaght, Evelyn F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
community collaboration
Criminal Justice
Crisis Intervention
Interdisciplinary Approach
Police
Police Community Relations
Police-Citizen interactions
Prevention
Professional Training
resource development
Social Work
social work/administration of justice
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Summary:Increasingly, law enforcement officers are becoming involved in community roles that require knowledge and sensitivity to social problems beyond their normal training. Social workers can be involved in the training, education, and resource development necessary to prevent incarceration and the escalation of mental health problems officers encounter, especially in the wake of recent terrorist events. Innovative team efforts in the community are elaborated as a product of the inclusion of social work courses in the Administration of Justice major, where officers are instructed in collaborative responses to community crises.
ISSN:1070-5422
1543-3706
DOI:10.1300/J125v10n02_02