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Social Work, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty is an interdisciplinary resource for undergraduate and graduate students looking to take a more active role in the contemporary discourse surrounding the death penalty in the United States.
List of contents
- Foreword, Ed Risler
- Author Biographies
- Introduction: The Important Role of Social Work
- I. Criminal Justice Considerations
- Chapter 1. Going, Going, Gone: The Death of Capital Punishment in the 21st Century, Marc Bookman
- Chapter 2. Methodological and Procedural Considerations, John R. Barner
- Chapter 3. Jury Considerations in Capital Cases, John R. Barner
- Chapter 4. The History of Mitigation in Death Penalty Cases, Russell Stetler
- Chapter 5. Social Workers in Capital Defense Practice: Demystifying Human Frailty / Empowering Conscience, Brian Kammer
- II. Sociopolitical Considerations
- Chapter 6. On Capital Punishment, Richard Dien Winfield
- Chapter 7. Structuralism, Neoliberalism, and the U.S. Criminal Justice, Larry Nackerud
- Chapter 8. The Criminalization of Poverty, Christopher R. Larrison
- Chapter 9. Mass Incarceration: The Politics of Race, Gender, and U.S. Prison, Michael Robinson, Sharon E. Moore, and A. Christson Adedoyin
- Chapter 10. A Public Health Case for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Elizabeth Beck, Cynthia Adcock, and Allison Bantimba
- Chapter 11. Affecting Legislative Change from the Judicial Perspective, Timothy R. Saviello
- III. Social Work Considerations
- Chapter 12. Linking the Social Services and Criminal Justice Systems, Leon Ginsberg
- Chapter 13. Serious Mental Illness, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, Anna Scheyett and Katherine J. Crawford
- Chapter 14. Intellectual Disability, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, Cliff Sloan and Lauryn Fraas
- Chapter 15. Immigration, Foreign Nationals, and the U.S. Death Penalty, Larry Nackerud and John Barner
- Chapter 16. The Death Penalty from the Family Perspective, Jennifer Schweizer and Elizabeth Beck
- Chapter 17. The Relevance of Trauma and Secondary Trauma to Death Penalty Cases, Robyn Painter
- Chapter 18. Advocacy, Activism, and Policy Practice: Social Workers as Advocates for Criminal Legal System Reforms,
- Marissa McCall Dodson
- Epilogue: Making a Seat at the Table
- Glossary
- Appendix: Recommended Works and Resources
About the author
Lauren A. Ricciardelli, PhD, LMSW, is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Troy University and a licensed social worker in the state of Georgia.
Summary
Social Work, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty is an interdisciplinary resource for undergraduate and graduate students looking to take a more active role in the contemporary discourse surrounding the death penalty in the United States.
Additional text
This book, intended for students, advocates, and anyone interested in social justice and the death penalty, offers an outstanding wealth of perspectives.
