Pub Date : 2014-09-02DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2015.1029660
Harold E. Briggs, L. Bank, Amanda Fixsen, A. C. Briggs, Brianne H. Kothari, C. Burkett
Differential treatment based on race impacts the adoption of prosocial or maladaptive behaviors and attitudes of African Americans, which in turn influences their perceived wellbeing. In essence, the African American experience is shaped by intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional social determinants. As such the nature of the African American experience is predicated on the identity formulated and the associated lifestyle adopted by African Americans. To empirically verify this proposition, the newly developed Perceptions of African American Experience (PAAX) scale was tested. The PAAX includes 2 maladaptive and two adaptive subscales that define 4 identities among African American men and women. The maladaptive identities, Depreciated and Vulnerable coping styles, are theoretically connected to risk, unhealthy social determinants and anti-social outcomes. The adaptive identities, Transcendent and Integrated coping styles, involve resiliency characteristics resulting in both healthy and prosocial outcomes. It was hypothesized that the 4 PAAX subscales would show acceptable psychometric properties for internal consistency and validity, but that the 2 higher order dimensions, Risk and Resilience, would emerge with factor analytic approaches. An item analysis demonstrated it is feasible to maintain subscale integrity while retaining only those items from the 4 hypothesized subscales, which produces acceptable internal consistencies. A higher order confirmatory factor analytic approach was then used. The confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesis that for African Americans the 4 adaptive identities load on 2 underlying dimensions, Risk and Resilience. Implications for the future study of the PAAX scale among clinical populations as well as with other racially diverse groups are highlighted.
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Pub Date : 2014-09-02DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.1056061
S. Robbins, Viola Vaughan-Eden, Tina Maschi
When most people hear the term ‘‘forensic’’ they immediately think of the popular television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, or perhaps, other crime shows that feature highly sophisticated laboratory and computer equipment that quickly lead the police to identifying the perpetrator of a sensational crime. Needless to say, this is not an accurate portrayal of real-world forensic investigation, as recently evidenced by the alarming discovery of between 100,000–400,000 untested rape kits nationwide, with some sitting in police evidence lockers for many decades (Graham, 2014). Importantly, this is also not an accurate depiction of forensic social work, which rarely relies on laboratory evidence. And yet, forensic practice is fairly widespread in our profession, despite the fact that most social workers in forensic settings do not necessarily identify themselves as forensic social workers. Although there are a number of different definitions of what, exactly, forensic social work encompasses, in the narrowest sense it refers to the intersection of social work practice and the legal system. Maschi and Killian (2011), however, have argued for a broader and more integrative definition that not only explicitly includes our profession’s commitment to both social justice and human rights, but also stresses the collaborative nature of forensic social work. Forensic social workers are found in a variety of settings and perform diverse roles and functions including child and elder protection, child advocacy, child custody cases, termination of parental rights and adoptions, services to juvenile and adults in correctional institutions, court mandated mental health and substance abuse treatment, services for crime victims, community service for offenders and restitution to victims, human
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Pub Date : 2014-09-02DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.999851
Harold E. Briggs, L. Bank, A. C. Briggs
This article examines the behavioral health mechanisms of drug and alcohol abuse and risky sexual practices among young adult and adult African American women and their intersectional influences on rates of incarceration among this vulnerable population. The authors posit that sociocultural identity, family and peer relationships, and neighborhood influences are significant factors that uniquely influence young adult and adult African Americans to participate in maladaptive behavioral health mechanisms of drug use and risky sexual practices that lead to and are correlates of corrections involvement. The authors conclude the article drawing implications for practice and future research on the myriad of factors that accompany the victimization experiences of African American young adult and adult women involved in substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and corrections systems.
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Pub Date : 2014-09-02DOI: 10.1080/1936928x.2014.1056059
Viola Vaughan-Eden
This issue of the Journal of Forensic Social Work is dedicated to Rob Butters for his five years of service, not only as Co-Editor but for his perseverance and vision in helping launch JFSW. With his unbounding support, we were able to introduce the first journal devoted to social work practice in the legal arena. Although Rob’s busy schedule is taking him away from his role as Co-Editor, he will continue to share his expertise as an editorial board member. We owe him immense gratitude for his service, without which this journal would not have come to fruition. Under the leadership of our publishers, Routledge, we are fortunate to welcome two dynamic Associate Editors, Susan McCarter and Jeremiah Jaggers. Susan McCarter, PhD, MS, MSW, is Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Social Work. Dr. McCarter brings her expertise in juvenile justice; racial disproportionality; risk and resilience; the school-to-prison pipeline; mass incarceration; school disciplinary reform; juvenile, family, and adult courts; and interprofessional collaboration. She is co-chair of both the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Track for the Council on Social Work Education and the Criminality and Delinquency Special Interest Group for the Society for Social Work and Research. Jeremiah Jaggers, PhD, MSW, is Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Social Work. Dr. Jaggers brings strong methodological expertise, both in qualitative and quantitative approaches. His research focuses on juvenile delinquency, adolescent mental health, and parent-child relationships. He has extensive first-hand experience serving the justice system, having established the Washington County, Tennessee Drug Court Evaluation and currently serving on the Marion County, Indiana Dual Status Youth Initiative. Susan and Jeremiah have served as reviewers and editorial board members for JFSW. They share in NOFSW’s vision for the journal, and offer ways to improve its visibility and impact. As academicians and practitioners, they recognize the importance of the journal meeting the needs of practitioners, researchers, and policymakers alike. So, please join me in welcoming Susan and Jeremiah as our new Associate Editors. I would also like to thank the staff of Taylor and Francis for their tireless support and promotion of our journal, especially Jessica O. MacDonald, Publisher; Veronica Sydnor, Marketing Manager; Beth Schad, Production Editor; and David Hamilton, our new Managing Editor. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 4:169–170, 2014 Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1936-928X print=1936-9298 online DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.1056059
本期《法医社会工作杂志》谨献给Rob Butters，感谢他五年的服务，不仅是作为联合编辑，还因为他在帮助启动JFSW方面的毅力和远见。在他的大力支持下，我们推出了第一本专门介绍法律领域社会工作实践的杂志。虽然罗布繁忙的日程安排使他无法担任联合编辑，但他将继续作为编委会成员分享他的专业知识。我们对他的服务深表感激，没有他，这本日记就不会有结果。在我们的出版商劳特利奇的领导下，我们有幸欢迎两位充满活力的副编辑，苏珊·麦卡特和耶利米·贾格斯。苏珊·麦卡特，博士，硕士，生活垃圾，现任北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校社会工作系副教授。麦卡特博士带来了她在少年司法方面的专业知识;种族比例失调;风险和复原力;从学校到监狱的管道;大规模监禁;学校纪律改革;少年、家庭和成人法庭;以及跨专业合作。她是社会工作教育理事会刑事和少年司法轨道和社会工作与研究学会犯罪和犯罪特别兴趣小组的联合主席。Jeremiah Jaggers，博士，城市生活垃圾，是印第安纳大学社会工作学院的助理教授。贾格斯博士在定性和定量方法方面都有很强的方法论专长。他的研究重点是青少年犯罪、青少年心理健康和亲子关系。他在司法系统中拥有丰富的第一手经验，建立了华盛顿县，田纳西州毒品法庭评估，目前在印第安纳州马里昂县的双重身份青年倡议中任职。Susan和Jeremiah曾担任JFSW的审稿人和编辑委员会成员。他们分享了NOFSW对期刊的愿景，并提供了提高其知名度和影响力的方法。作为院士和从业者，他们认识到期刊满足从业者、研究人员和政策制定者需求的重要性。所以，请和我一起欢迎Susan和Jeremiah成为我们的新副主编。我还要感谢泰勒和弗朗西斯杂志社的工作人员对我们杂志孜孜不倦的支持和推广，特别是出版人杰西卡·o·麦克唐纳;营销经理Veronica Sydnor;制作编辑Beth Schad;还有大卫·汉密尔顿，我们的新任总编辑。《司法社会工作杂志》，2014年第4期:169 - 170版权所有# Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1936-928X print=1936-9298 online DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.1056059
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Pub Date : 2014-05-04DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.940565
Velmer S. Burton, C. Fisher, C. Jonson, F. Cullen
Millions of former offenders—often members of racial/ethnic minority or other disenfranchised groups—experience restrictions on their legal and civil rights as the collateral consequences of their criminal conviction. It is critical for the social workers and other human service professionals who frequently interface with this population to understand these collateral consequences to effectively serve their clients with criminal convictions. This exploratory study examined the impact these collateral consequences may have on social work practice with offenders. We assessed practitioners' awareness, knowledge, and experiences with the collateral consequences of clients' criminal convictions and practitioner efforts as “agents of restoration” to pursue statutorily available court-ordered expungements of their clients' criminal conviction records. Findings revealed that practitioners lacked awareness of collateral consequences, their application, and expungement. Recommendations to enhance social work practitioners' ability to address and reduce the far-reaching collateral consequences of incurring a criminal conviction are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2014-05-04DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.948250
D. Young
Social workers practicing within the field of criminal justice face significant challenges. Through individual interviews, 17 experienced social workers from diverse criminal justice settings share their perspectives about the attributes needed for effective social work practice. Participants describe how they define success in their work and what it takes to be successful. They highlight specific ways of behaving within criminal justice settings, relationship qualities for working with criminal justice clients, and personal traits believed to be critical to effective practice. The participants also reflect on the value of their education and offer a suggestion for prospective criminal justice social workers.
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Pub Date : 2014-05-04DOI: 10.1080/1936928x.2014.981450
Viola Vaughan-Eden, Rob P. Butters
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Pub Date : 2014-05-04DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.958644
James R. Andretta, T. Odom, Fannie Barksdale, Michael E. Barnes, Aaron M. Ramirez, Malcolm H. Woodland
The authors examined management strategy profiles in probation officers (POs; N = 57; African American = 96%; male = 53%) using Probation Practices Assessment Survey scores. Results of a cluster analysis yielded three profiles: compliance, therapeutic, and intensive. POs with a compliance profile were characterized by high frequency of deterrence and confrontation strategies and less frequent use of behavioral, counseling, and restorative strategies when compared to colleagues. Therapeutic POs reported to use deterrence and confrontation strategies infrequently. At the same time, therapeutic POs reported to use behavioral and counseling tactics, and to a lesser degree restorative approaches, on a slightly above average basis. The intensive profile was marked by the frequent use of all different types of probation approaches. Results also showed that management profiles were indicative of attitudes toward punitiveness, mental health rehabilitation, and response to probation in juveniles.
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Pub Date : 2014-05-04DOI: 10.1080/1936928X.2014.948251
Stacey L. Barrenger, K. Canada
Persons with mental illnesses are overrepresented along the criminal justice continuum (police, courts, parole and probation, incarceration, and reentry), which expose individuals to risk but can also serve at points of intervention. Two predominant explanations for this overrepresentation and the evidence surrounding interventions are examined. The most common interventions at each point on the continuum and their research evidence are examined, providing an overview of promising interventions, highlighting the need for more robust research or program development, and laying the groundwork for future systematic reviews at each point on the continuum. In general, interventions have not reduced the prevalence of persons with mental illnesses involved in the criminal justice system. Future interventions should address the individual, environmental, and structural factors exposing individuals to continued contact with the criminal justice system, requiring an interdisciplinary effort across the criminal justice and mental health workforce to address this complex problem.
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