What social workers can do about violence: learnings from the lives of 37 men.
Descriptive results of a study of the lives of 37 men who were executed for capital murder reveal the complex and multi-varied problem of violence at individual, institutional, and societal levels. The role of social workers is discussed in relation to prevention of violent crime rather than focusing on punishment. The study provides support for an anti-death penalty policy stance by the social work profession.
Van Soest
Dorothy
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School of Social Work, University of Washington, 4101 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105-6299, USA. dorothyv@u.washington.edu
D002203:Capital Punishment; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D024382:Professional Role; D012947:Social Work; D013781:Texas; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data