Description
Book SynopsisSocial work has long been working directly with the criminal and civil courts of the justice system. The work of Latin American practitioners in the legal system, however, is little known at global and local levels. This book is the first to go beyond Western-centric appraisals and presents a truly Latin American portrait of social work in the justice system.
The long-term interaction of social work practitioners with the judicial system enabled them to develop an expertise to dialogue with other disciplines such as law and psychology. This knowledge is very important to identify and share with other professionals to develop specialized programs for education and training. In this sense, positive and negative experiences of social work in the justice system allow one to improve its practice. It is crucial to identify local experiences and the great dilemmas that the profession faces on this subject. The volume's chapters deal with these dynamics in Latin American countries including:
- Forensic Social Work: The construction of possible ways of the criminal intervention
- Socio-Legal Social Work in the Field of Criminal Defense
- Family and Community Life: Contributions of Social Work to the Debate in Family Courts
- Support to Victims in High-conflict Scenarios: An approach from the socio-legal, the pedagogical, and the care perspectives
- The Assessment of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Allegations from a Social Work Perspective
Latin American Social Work in the Justice System is essential reading for students, researchers, academicians, policymakers, and practitioners who are interested in international social work with a special focus on Latin American countries and legal culture. Students and scholars in law, development studies, and public policy as well as psychologists working with and interested in the judicial system would also find this book a useful resource.
Table of ContentsPart I Introduction
Chapter 1
Latin American Social Work Practice in the Justice System
Claudia Reyes-Quilodrán and Rajendra Baikady
Part II Forensic and Socio-Legal Social Work in Latin America
Chapter 2
Family Courts in Chile and the Evolution of Socio-Legal Social Work
Sara Salum-Alvarado and Elena Salum-Alvarado
Chapter 3
The Role of Work Product Review and Consultant in Forensic Social Work
Larry Emil Alicea-Rodríguez
Chapter 4
Forensic Social Work: The construction of possible ways of the criminal intervention
María de las Mercedes Utrera and Mariel Lucia Azcacibar
Chapter 5
Socio-Legal Social Work in the Field of Criminal Defense
Felipe Norambuena-Conejeros and Milton Contreras-Sáez
Part III Forensic and Socio-Legal Social Work with Family and Community Chapter 6
Family and Community Life: Contributions of Social Work to the Debate in Family Courts
Maria Luiza Campos da Silva-Valente and Thais Tononi-Batista
Chapter 7
Support to victims in high-conflict scenarios: An approach from the socio-legal, the pedagogical, and the care perspectives
Alba Lucía Cruz-Castillo, Angela Cristina Pinto-Quijano and Alejandra Calderón Martínez
Part IV Forensic and Socio-Legal Social Work with Youth and Women
Chapter 8
The Assessment of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Allegations from a Social Work Perspective
Freeda Jusino-Sierra and Iván de-Jesús-Rosa
Chapter 9
Decision-Making Related to Termination of Parental Rights: A Case Study of Child Protection in Chile
Catherine LaBrenz and Miguel Arévalo-Contreras
Chapter 10
Fundamentals and Professional Practices in Uruguay’s Juvenile Justice System
Sandra Leopold Costábile
Chapter 11
Differences and similarities of the Juvenile Criminal Law: A comparison between Chile and Mexico
Daniela Calderón and Maida Muñoz-Chiguay
Chapter 12
Social Vulnerability and Some Considerations Regarding Crime Committed by Minors in Costa Rica
Thelmo Flores-León
Chapter 13
Experiences of women with disabilities in the Mexican Criminal Justice System: A gender-based analysis
Berenice Pérez-Ramírez
