Research and discuss the various roles social workers play within the department of corrections. What are the potential obstacles they may face? Include the conflicting values between the field of social work and the punitive focus of the criminal justice system. Consider how capital punishment relates. I need to see all these questions answer…

Identify and discuss the various divisions of the child welfare system and the role of social workers in each. What do you see as the biggest obstacles for the social worker employed in this field?

Read “Parental Involvement with the Criminal Justice System and the Effects on Their Children: A Collaborative Model for Researching Vulnerable Families” by Akesson, Smyth, Mandell, Doan, Donina, & Hoven from Social Work in Public Health (2012).

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https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=70332037&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Read “Female Sexual Abuse and Criminal Justice Intervention: A Comparison of Child Protective Service and Criminal Justice Samples” by Bader, Scalora, Casady, & Black, from Child Abuse & Neglect (2008).

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http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.04.014

Read “Mapping the Social Service Pathways of Youth to and Through the Juvenile Justice System: A Comprehensive Review” by Maschi, Hatcher, Schwalbe, & Rosato, from Children and Youth Services Review (2008).

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http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.04.006

Read “Understanding Racial Disproportionality Affecting African American Youth Who Cross Over from the Child Welfare to the Juvenile Justice System: Communication, Power, Race and Social Class” by Marshall & Haight, from Children and Youth Services Review (2014).

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http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.03.017

Reference

Regis College. (n.d.) Is a career as a correctional social worker right for you? Retrieved from https://online.regiscollege.edu/blog/career-correctional-social-worker-right/

Yeshiva University. (2020). What is prison social work? Retrieved from https://online.yu.edu/wurzweiler/blog/prison-social-worker

Read “Saving Our Criminal Justice System: The Efficacy of a Collaborative Social Service” by Yamatani & Spjeldnes, from Social Work (2011).

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