Police Social Work

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.

Autorentext

George T. Patterson is Associate Professor in the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York. A certified police instructor and police social worker, Dr. Patterson has served as a visiting professor and curriculum advisor in several law enforcement training academies, trained police officers and recruits, and teaches criminal justice courses to social work students. He has published on the topics of police social work, the stress of police work, and coping among police officers and recruits. His written testimony is included in the May 2015 Final Report of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing established by President Barack Obama, and his research results are included in An Evidence-Assessment of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.

Inhalt

1. An Overview of Law Enforcement Agencies. 2. The Service Law Enforcement Function. 3. Police Social Work. 4. Critical Issues in Police Social Work. 5. Specialist Police Social Work Practice. 6. POLICE: A Model for the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Police Social Work Collaboration. 7. Child Maltreatment. 8. Domestic Violence. 9. Victims of Crime. 10. Mental Health. 11. Juveniles. 12. International Police and Social Work, and Police and Social Service Collaborations. 13. The Future of Police Social Work.