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View article: ‘Compassionate’ Control: Social Work and the Rise of Carceral Feminism in Progressive Era Police Reform
‘Compassionate’ Control: Social Work and the Rise of Carceral Feminism in Progressive Era Police Reform Open
The contemporary Defund the Police movement has renewed interest in social work’s role in public safety, leading some to call for increased police–social work collaborations. However, claims regarding the potential virtues and pitfalls of …
View article: There Goes the Neighborhood? The Public Safety Enhancing Effects of a Mobile Harm Reduction Intervention
There Goes the Neighborhood? The Public Safety Enhancing Effects of a Mobile Harm Reduction Intervention Open
Aims To estimate the impact of mobile clinics providing medication for opioid use disorders on neighborhood arrest rates. Design A quasi-experimental difference-in-differences estimation. Setting Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Participants Cens…
View article: Incremental Propensity Score Effects for Criminology: An Application Assessing the Relationship Between Homelessness, Behavioral Health Problems, and Recidivism
Incremental Propensity Score Effects for Criminology: An Application Assessing the Relationship Between Homelessness, Behavioral Health Problems, and Recidivism Open
This study examines the relationship between homelessness and recidivism among people on probation with and without behavioral health problems. The study also illustrates a new way to summarize the effect of an exposure on an outcome, the …
View article: Anti-Transgender Policies and Practices in Social Work Education, Accreditation, and Licensing: A Call for Change
Anti-Transgender Policies and Practices in Social Work Education, Accreditation, and Licensing: A Call for Change Open
The social work profession is guided by the values of social justice and the dignity and worth of the person. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics requires that all social workers act in a professional manner co…
View article: Community Behavioral Health Service Use and Criminal Recidivism of People With Mental, Substance Use, and Co-occurring Disorders
Community Behavioral Health Service Use and Criminal Recidivism of People With Mental, Substance Use, and Co-occurring Disorders Open
CBHS use in a given week predicted a 64% reduced recidivism risk during the following week among people with any mental disorder. However, CBHS use had no clear relationship with recidivism among people with co-occurring disorders or any s…
View article: Risk Factors for Criminal Recidivism Among Persons With Serious Psychiatric Diagnoses: Disentangling What Matters for Whom
Risk Factors for Criminal Recidivism Among Persons With Serious Psychiatric Diagnoses: Disentangling What Matters for Whom Open
Reducing criminal legal system involvement requires an understanding of the factors that promote repeat offending (i. e., recidivism), and the dissemination of relevant interventions to those most likely to benefit. A growing body of resea…
View article: An Assessment of Prisoner Reentry, Legal Financial Obligations and Family Financial Support: A Focus on Fathers
An Assessment of Prisoner Reentry, Legal Financial Obligations and Family Financial Support: A Focus on Fathers Open
Scholars have found that family support is an important facilitator of successful reentry from prison to the community. At the same time, they have argued that owing court-ordered fines or fees, also called legal financial obligations (LFO…
View article: An Assessment of Prisoner Reentry, Legal Financial Obligations and Family Financial Support: A Focus on Fathers
An Assessment of Prisoner Reentry, Legal Financial Obligations and Family Financial Support: A Focus on Fathers Open
Scholars have found that family support is an important facilitator of successful reentry from prison to the community. At the same time, they have argued that owing court-ordered fines or fees, also called legal financial obligations (LFO…
View article: A Phenomenological Study of International Students in US Graduate Programs Through the Lens of Personal Growth Initiative Construct
A Phenomenological Study of International Students in US Graduate Programs Through the Lens of Personal Growth Initiative Construct Open
Humans, unlike other creatures, have an inherent desire to develop and grow. This desire to grow, Personal Growth Initiative, is an intentional way that humans cognitively and behaviorally navigate their environment and resources to effect…
View article: Neighborhood Risk Factors for Recidivism: For Whom do they Matter?
Neighborhood Risk Factors for Recidivism: For Whom do they Matter? Open
Justice‐involved people vary substantially in their risk of reoffending. To date, recidivism prediction and prevention efforts have largely focused on individual‐level factors like antisocial traits. Although a growing body of research has…
View article: The Effect of Housing Circumstances on Recidivism: Evidence From a Sample of People on Probation in San Francisco
The Effect of Housing Circumstances on Recidivism: Evidence From a Sample of People on Probation in San Francisco Open
The relationships between housing circumstances and recidivism are well established among people released from prison. Despite probation being far more common than prison or parole, we know little about living situations, homelessness, and…
View article: From Criminalized Patients to Risk-Exposed Agents: Reconceptualizing Carceral Involvement among Individuals with Psychiatric Diagnoses
From Criminalized Patients to Risk-Exposed Agents: Reconceptualizing Carceral Involvement among Individuals with Psychiatric Diagnoses Open
Individuals with serious mental disorder diagnoses (SMD) are overrepresented in U.S. jails and prisons, returning to custody more often and more quickly than those without these diagnoses. This paper examines the strengths and limitations …
View article: Constructing the Structurally Competent Classroom
Constructing the Structurally Competent Classroom Open
Social work seeks to address social problems through interventions that span micro and macro systems. As such, all social workers are obligated to understand the interplay between individual realities and structural forces. Yet prior model…
View article: Pittsburgh's Inequality Across Gender and Race
Pittsburgh's Inequality Across Gender and Race Open
The City of Pittsburgh has prioritized ensuring Pittsburgh is a livable city for all residents. As a part of this goal, the Gender Equity Commission commissioned this research to evaluate Pittsburgh's livability across gender and race. Spe…
View article: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 46 No. 4
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Vol. 46 No. 4 Open
Beyond the Cultural Competence Paradigm and contradictory tensions stemming from the multiple identities that constitute each person and community.It also demonstrated the ways in which structural conditions such as chronic poverty, langua…
View article: The Lilead Survey: A National Study of District-Level Library Supervisors: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs
The Lilead Survey: A National Study of District-Level Library Supervisors: Roles, Responsibilities, Challenges, and Professional Development Needs Open
The school district library supervisor plays a pivotal role in supporting, advising, and providing professional development to building-level librarians; advocating for the program; providing leadership; and representing school library pro…
View article: More than Mental Disorder: Toward a Situated Understanding of Recidivism and Risk
More than Mental Disorder: Toward a Situated Understanding of Recidivism and Risk Open
Individuals with serious mental disorder diagnoses (SMD) are grossly overrepresented in jails and prisons, returning to custody more often and more quickly than their non-diagnosed counterparts. This paper delineates two distinct approache…
View article: A Tale of Two Surveys: A Comparison of National Studies on School District Library Supervisors
A Tale of Two Surveys: A Comparison of National Studies on School District Library Supervisors Open
In the last 50 years, the only national surveys of supervisors of school library services at the district level in the United States were conducted by research teams separated by decades in the College of Information Studies, University of…