Pub Date : 2011-09-15DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.609767
Xiao Li, Julie Taylor, Wesley T. Church II, S. Thomas, Tracy Wharton
Juvenile offender data were examined in 1 county of 1 southern U.S. state, to explore whether racial and gender disparities in youth involved in the justice system were a factor in detention decisions for violations of probation. Probation officers were able to make relatively consistent decisions about detention for violation of probation, despite disproportionate demographic representation in the overall population that they work with. There remains, however, a substantial potential for subjective bias, suggesting that measures to assist probation officers in making such decisions would appear to have potential value in the field.
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Pub Date : 2011-09-15DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.598841
Tina Maschi, J. Perillo, D. Courtney
Too often the narratives of youth self-exploration and experience are lost in a drive to prevent, diagnose, or respond to youth-led crime. This exploratory qualitative study looks at and documents the life histories of youth concurrently involved in the juvenile justice system and in clinical treatment independent of the crimes they committed. A purposive sample of 9 male juvenile-justice-involved youth with histories of mental health issues and violence were administered a semi-structured questionnaire. A content analysis of the youths' narratives revealed 3 major themes related to trauma and responses: (a) exposure to a violent world, (b) death and loss of significant others, and (c) positive–negative responses. The implications for forensic social work practice and policy with juvenile justice youth with histories of trauma are delineated.
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Pub Date : 2011-09-15DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.598843
Shelly A. Wiechelt, Corey S. Shdaimah
This study was undertaken to inform the implementation of a specialized prostitution diversion program to help women quit prostitution and avoid criminal prosecution. Data on 17 women's experience of trauma and substance abuse and their views on how these experiences affected their involvement in prostitution were gathered in focus groups and face-to-face interviews (including measures of substance abuse, trauma, and PTSD) conducted at a drop-in program in Baltimore, Maryland. The results indicate that the women experienced high levels of trauma and substance abuse interwoven with prostitution. Trauma-informed services and integrated substance abuse and trauma-specific treatment are needed.
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Pub Date : 2011-09-15DOI: 10.1080/1936928x.2011.609764
Viola Vaughan-Eden, Rob P. Butters
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Pub Date : 2011-01-31DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.541200
C. Munson
Social work practice is coming under increased scrutiny due to increased statutory regulation of practice and promotion of evidence-based practice (EBP). The social work profession has generated minimal, generic practice standards that are not well-suited to modern, specialized practice in social work. Forensic social work is a specialty that is vulnerable to misapplication of generic, minimal practice standards to highly complex clinical situations forensic practitioners face in routine practice. This article defines the various levels of performance expectations (standard of care, practice standards, professional ethics, generally accepted practice, practice guidelines, practice protocols, and best practices) in rank order based on the degree of mandated performance. Issues faced in developing concise and precise performance expectations are explored. The articles concludes with a preliminary generic model of forensic social work practice standards.
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Pub Date : 2011-01-31DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.541197
Guay G Chatfield, Viola Vaughan-Eden, Rob P. Butters
The National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW) has a long and vibrant history. As indicated in the Bylaws, the objective of NOFSW is the advancement of the practice and education of forensic social work including, but not limited to, the development and delivery of courses of instruction in the area of social work and the law, the development of standards of practice, and the promotion and publication of research all for the purpose of improving and developing the capabilities of its membership, as well as informing the public regarding forensic social workers. This is a brief commentary on the establishment of the organization. In 1982, two forensic examiners, as designated by the State of Michigan, wondered if there was a similar job description for clinicians and=or social workers in other states. These certified forensic clinicians, Barbara O’Neal and Dane Hughes from the Department of Social Work at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor, decided to examine forensic social work practice throughout the United States and Puerto Rico (Hughes & O’Neal, 1983). They constructed a questionnaire based in part on the work being done by forensic psychologists and then surveyed all the centers of forensic psychiatry listed in the Academy of Psychiatry and in law journals. Once follow-up letters were sent, they received responses from 340 practitioners (an 85% response rate). The results of the survey indicated that forensic social work was being done far more often than reported on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
全国法医社会工作组织(NOFSW)有着悠久而充满活力的历史。如《章程》所述，该协会的目标是促进法医社会工作的实践和教育，包括但不限于:开发和提供社会工作和法律领域的教学课程，制定实践标准，促进和出版研究成果，所有这些都是为了提高和发展其成员的能力，并向公众宣传法医社会工作者。这是对该组织成立的简要说明。1982年，密歇根州指定的两名法医想知道，其他州的临床医生和社会工作者是否也有类似的工作描述。安娜堡法医精神病学中心社会工作系的芭芭拉·奥尼尔和戴恩·休斯这两位经过认证的法医临床医生决定对整个美国和波多黎各的法医社会工作实践进行调查(Hughes & O 'Neal, 1983)。他们根据法医心理学家所做的部分工作制作了一份调查问卷，然后调查了精神病学学会和法律期刊上列出的所有法医精神病学中心。随访信发出后，他们收到340名从业人员的回复(回复率85%)。调查结果表明，在住院和门诊的基础上，法医社会工作的开展频率远远超过所报告的。
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Pub Date : 2011-01-31DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.541217
Susan A. McCarter
For the past 20 years, youth of color have been overrepresented in the American juvenile justice system. Over that same period, the philosophy of the juvenile court has changed from a more informal and rehabilitative model to a more formal and punitive model, and minority youth have experienced disparate and more severe outcomes than their majority counterparts. Starting in 1988, 3 significant policy changes were made via amendments to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 mandating that states address disproportionate minority contact (DMC). The author examined the philosophy shifts in juvenile justice, as well as systemic and DMC policy changes, and their effects on the current status of minority overrepresentation. Recommendations are presented for social workers to address disproportionate minority contact.
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Pub Date : 2011-01-31DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.535759
S. Dowling
I am delighted to welcome you to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Forensic Social Work. The National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW) has a rich history of pioneering in social work by responding to the unique needs of those working with forensic populations. NOFSW is excited about the Journal as an innovative venue to present thoughtprovoking articles across the spectrum of forensic social work practice in a diverse variety of legal settings. On behalf of the NOFSW Executive Council, I want to thank Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, LCSW, and Rob Butters, PhD, LCSW, for their outstanding leadership as co-editors and for their countless hours of work in creating and promoting this groundbreaking journal. The Journal of Forensic Social Work will continue to seek high-quality manuscripts for review and welcomes your submissions. The Journal is dedicated to mentoring young forensic scholars by pairing them with our co-editors and editorial review board members who will provide detailed critiques and guidance leading to the publication of exemplary journal articles. This innovative Journal is distinguished in its’ contribution to the literature in the dynamic and growing field of forensic social work. As we approach our 30th anniversary in 2013, the NOFSW is still vibrant and growing. We are pleased to introduce this inaugural issue and are confident you will find the articles stimulating and relevant to your professional practice.
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Pub Date : 2011-01-31DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2011.541202
Rob P. Butters, Viola Vaughan-Eden
Social work ethical codes help to define our profession as well as to provide guidelines for resolving challenging social work dilemmas. Forensic social work is a specialty area that is broadly defined as social work activities involving criminal or civil court proceedings, criminal offenders, victims of crime, or other systems of justice. Forensic social workers are most often involved with adversarial court proceedings and emotionally charged civil cases that require special attention to ethics. The National Organization of Forensic Social Workers (NOFSW) has maintained a Code of Ethics for its members since 1987. As the field continues to evolve a discussion of current ethical dilemmas and a revision of the code of ethics are needed. This article reviews the major ethical challenges faced by forensic social workers, discusses key considerations for practice, and presents a revised edition of the NOFSW Code of Ethics.
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