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SW 1024 - Social Work with the Criminal Justice System and Incarcerated PopulationsThis course orients students to the role of social work with incarcerated populations. Social workers have played a significant role in providing services to prisoners, since the founding of social work as a profession. Criminal justice social work has developed as a specialty in social work practice and research. The United States has incarcerated a larger portion of its population than any other developed country. Sawyer and Wagner (2019) report that the American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million individuals, and significant portions of that population include mentally ill, developmentally disabled, addicted, chronically ill, and aging individuals serving long term sentences. Social workers play a role in influencing prison policies, designing programs for jail and prison populations, and delivering healthcare and social services to prisoners and their families. Students in this class will explore the social, health, and mental problems of incarcerated populations, examine how law and policies shape the incarceration process, and examine current patterns of service delivery. Students will also critically evaluate current research on incarcerated populations. 3 credit(s) |
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