Social Work, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty

Cover
Social Work,  Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Author Biographies
Introduction: The Important Role of Social Work
Section I. Criminal Justice Considerations
	1. Going, Going, Gone: The Death of Capital Punishment  in the 21st Century
	2. Methodological and Procedural Considerations
	3. Jury Considerations in Capital Cases
	4. The History of Mitigation in Death Penalty Cases
	5. Social Workers in Capital Defense Practice: Demystifying Human Frailty/​Empowering Conscience
Section II. Sociopolitical Considerations
	6. On Capital Punishment
	7. Structuralism, Neoliberalism, and the U.S. Criminal Justice System
	8. The Criminalization of Poverty
	9. Mass Incarceration: The Politics of Race, Gender, and  U.S. Prison Industry
	10. A Public Health Case for the Abolition of the Death Penalty
	11. Affecting Legislative Change From the Judicial Perspective
Section III. Social Work Considerations
	12. Linking the Social Services and Criminal Justice Systems
	13. Serious Mental Illness, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty
	14. Intellectual Disability, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty
	15. Immigration, Foreign Nationals, and the U.S. Death Penalty
	16. The Death Penalty From the Family Perspective
	17. The Relevance of Trauma and Secondary Trauma to Death  Penalty Cases
	18. Advocacy, Activism, and Policy Practice: Social Workers as Advocates for Criminal Legal System Reforms
Epilogue: Making a Seat at the Table
Glossary
Recommended Works and Resources
Index