This extensively revised edition reviews the latest research and practices in forensic social work. Readers learn to integrate socio-legal knowledge when workin

This book draws upon the Colorado Model of Criminal Defense-Based Forensic Social Work – a holistic, client-centered, collaborative approach that uses a traum

"[T]his book provides practical practice guidance as well as...interviewing and assessment tips....[A]n invaluable source of information for students, practitio

Examines the professional specialty of forensic social work, including the role of the field in a litigious society, testifying in the court room and as an expe

The criminal justice system, with its complex policies and procedures and its focus on deterrence, punishment, and rehabilitation, can be a difficult system to