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Appleby, Joanna. "Social work and service improvement: An example from the first youth forensic forum." Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work 32, no. 1 (April 19, 2020): 86–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol32iss1id709.
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INTRODUCTION: This article focuses on the social work contribution to service improvement by reflecting on the establishment of the first youth forensic forum in Aotearoa New Zealand, held in October 2018.APPROACH: An exploration of the Aotearoa New Zealand context that led to the establishment of the first youth forensic workforce forum is presented. Issues included disjointed mental health care for young offenders who move between secure residences, concerns about over- assessment of vulnerable young people, silo-ed specialist youth forensic knowledge, and a disconnected workforce. Led by a social worker, youth forensic workforce issues were addressed through the inaugural national youth forensic forum in 2018. The aim of the forum was to bring a disparate workforce together in order to improve mental health assessment experiences for young people within youth justice residences. This initiative was grounded in social work approaches of Māori responsivity, networking, ecological systems and relational practice.CONCLUSION: Social workers have an important role in advocating for, and effecting, system change. The process for doing so within the youth forensic forum is presented. Social workers in all fields of practice are encouraged to consider how they work to make systems more responsive to the people they serve.
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Petrova, I. "SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT OF FORENSIC ORGANIZATIONS." Archives of Criminology and Forensic Sciences 1 (June 16, 2020): 109–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.32353/acfs.1.2020.09.
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Today staff is a key resource that ensures the effectiveness of organization functioning in all areas of activities, therefore its development is an integral part of the organization’s overall strategy. The staff development management system of forensic institutions is based on a set of methods that will ensure the solution of tasks in the field of personnel development, as well as staff’s education, further training, and career advancement. The analysis of foreign and domestic scientific works will enhance the improvement of the terminology that reflects the essence of the management process of workers’ performance in an organization,namely: human resources management, human-factor management, labor management, personnel policy, personnel work, etc .; their detailed characteristic is provided.
The formation of a high-quality and stable staff of a forensic institution is a purposefully selected and organized set of activities and relations between them, which is aimed at improving the efficiency of staff development management in accordance with the institution’s goals. Special attention is paid to the fact that the quality characteristic of staff are those signs that characterize the complex of consumer properties of staff to effective work; quantitative characteristic of staff include the following indicators: qualification, age, work experience, computer skills, knowledge of foreign languages, etc. It is proved that staff development management of a forensic institution always contributes to the effective use of the labor potential of each worker as an individual by increasing his social and professional mobility, whereas vocational training contributes to the general intellectual development of the worker, expands his/her erudition and social circle, strengthens his/her self-confidence. The main tasks of planning and organizing staff development management of forensic institutions are outlined.
A priority issue for increasing the level of staff development of a forensic institution should be acknowledged the internship and further training at leading higher education institutions or scientific institutions, as today technologies and equipment are updating rapidly, therefore, the knowledge that was obtained earlier is gradually becoming obsolete and needed to be constantly updated.
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Owen, Barbara A. "Race and Gender Relations among Prison Workers." Crime & Delinquency 31, no. 1 (January 1985): 147–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128785031001009.
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This article describes changes in the traditional guard cultures, which have resulted through Affirmative Action requirements of the State. These changes have given new meanings to traditional competition and divisions among the workers. Racial conflicts often parallel those within the prisoner culture. Gender conflicts reflect a conservative bias found in other blue collar occupations. These conflicts shape a new culture of the correctional worker and further contribute to the uneasy social order of the prison community.
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Vandervort, Frank E. "Protecting Child Witnesses on the Witness Stand: The Law and the Role of the Forensic Social Worker in Criminal Proceedings." Journal of Forensic Social Work 3, no. 2 (May 2013): 150–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1936928x.2013.845638.
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Johnson, Charles F. "Use of an MD-Social Worker Team in the Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 2, no. 2 (August 23, 1993): 99–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j070v02n02_09.
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Soares, Joaquim J. F., Eija Viitasara, and Gloria Macassa. "Quality of Life Among Lifetime Victimized Men." Violence and Victims 22, no. 2 (April 2007): 189–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/088667007780477366.
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Quality of life was compared for lifetime victimized (n = 353) and nonvictimized men (n = 167) for demographic and quality of life variables by a cross-sectional design. The univariate analyses showed that victims compared to nonvictims had a lower quality of life, were younger, more often had upper secondary school education, and were more often blue-collar/low white-collar workers, on student allowances, on unemployment, financially strained, and smokers. The regressions revealed that unemployment, financial strain, smoking, depression, and home/public abuse were associated with reduced quality of life among victimized men. Being a blue-collar/low/intermediate white-collar worker and social support were related to increased quality of life. This study may have provided new insights into the experiences of quality of life of victimized men.
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Goldstein, Judy, and Elizabeth Griffin. "The Use of a Physician-Social Worker Team in the Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 2, no. 2 (August 23, 1993): 85–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j070v02n02_07.
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Tait, Caroline L., Mansfield Mela, Garth Boothman, and Melissa A. Stoops. "The lived experience of paroled offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and comorbid psychiatric disorder." Transcultural Psychiatry 54, no. 1 (February 2017): 107–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363461516689216.
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This case study presents the life history and postincarceration experiences of two forensic psychiatric patients diagnosed with comorbid mental illness and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). The men first met in prison and a few years after their release became roommates at the suggestion of their community support worker and parole officer. With shared and coordinated clinical and mentorship supports, the men were able to establish stability in their lives and manage their mental illness. However, changes in support and gaps within the continuum of care contributed to a sudden breakdown in their stability. The life history and experiences of the two men illustrate the importance in establishing and maintaining positive social networks and coordinated supports for the postincarceration success of offenders living with FASD and comorbid mental illness. The findings highlight areas of patient and system vulnerability that should be addressed to reduce recidivism and strengthen the stability in the lives of these individuals.
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Tombs, S., and D. Whyte. "A Deadly Consensus: Worker Safety and Regulatory Degradation under New Labour." British Journal of Criminology 50, no. 1 (October 13, 2009): 46–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azp063.
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Muganyizi, Projestine S., Nora Hogan, Maria Emmelin, Gunilla Lindmark, Siriel Massawe, Lennarth Nystrom, and Pia Axemo. "Social Reactions to Rape: Experiences and Perceptions of Women Rape Survivors and Their Potential Support Providers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania." Violence and Victims 24, no. 5 (October 2009): 607–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.24.5.607.
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Social reactions to rape are socioculturally determined and have a strong influence on the coping and recovery of the survivor. The existing knowledge on social reactions emanates from Western countries with limited research attention on non-Western populations, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to establish the types and perceptions of social reactions that are expressed to rape survivors and people’s intentions to express them to survivors of varied social backgrounds in Tanzania. Using triangulation of research methods, experiences of social reactions among rape survivors (n = 50) and nurses (n = 44) from a community in Tanzania were explored, and the intentions to express typical social reactions to rape survivors of different social backgrounds were established from a representative community sample (n = 1,505). Twelve typical social reactions were identified with the positive reactions more commonly mentioned than the negative reactions. Nondisclosure of rape events and distracting the survivor from the event were perceived as both positive and negative. A commercial sex worker was most vulnerable to negative reactions. The cultural influences of social reactions and implications for practical applicability of the results are discussed.
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Sibley, Marcus A. "Owning Risk: Sex Worker Subjectivities and the Reimagining of Vulnerability and Victimhood." British Journal of Criminology 58, no. 6 (April 24, 2018): 1462–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy010.
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Askin, Rustem, Fatih Vahapoglu, Sinay Onen, Bilgen Bicer Kanat, Ibrahim Taymur, and Ersin Budak. "Psychopathology in Violent Offenders Against Healthcare Workers." Violence and Victims 34, no. 5 (October 1, 2019): 786–803. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-17-00066.
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Workplace violence in healthcare is gradually becoming a major concern in many countries around the world and research has usually been focused on the victims of violence. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychopathology of individuals who commit violence against healthcare workers. The study included 50 subjects (patient or relative of patient) aged 18–65 years who had committed violence against a healthcare worker (study group) and a control group of 55 subjects with no history of violence. A Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI), and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Short Form (EPQ-RSF) were administered to both the study group and the control group. A psychiatric disorder was diagnosed in 50% of the violent offenders group and in 16.4% of the control group. It was determined that 54.8% of the patient relatives and 44.4% of the patients themselves who committed a violent act against healthcare workers had at least one psychiatric diagnosis and these rates did not differ between the patients and their relatives (χ2 = 0.492, p = 0.483). Comparisons of the scale scores between the groups revealed that the STAXI scores (p < .001), BIS-11 total scores (p < .001), BDI, and BAI scores were statistically significantly higher in the violent offenders group. Considering the higher rates of psychiatric disorders and higher levels of anger and impulsivity among people who commit violent acts against healthcare workers, psychotherapeutic interventions such as stress and anger management interventions, improvement of interaction and communication between patients, their relatives and healthcare workers, and the implementation of rehabilitating punitive programs for violent offenders may be beneficial to reduce the rates of violent behavior against healthcare workers.
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Myers, Jeffrey L., and Lotte Mulder. "Frontline Workers in the Backrooms of COVID-19." American Journal of Clinical Pathology 154, no. 3 (June 17, 2020): 286–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa106.
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Abstract Objectives To review the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in a forensics center that integrates an academic department of pathology with multiple regional county medical examiners’ offices. Methods Faculty and staff were asked to volunteer stories, data, and photographs describing their activities from March through May 2020. The information was assembled into a narrative summary. Results Increased deaths challenged capacity limits in a hospital morgue and a large urban medical examiner’s office (MEO) successfully managed by forensic teams and monitored by an institutional command center. Autopsies of suspected and proven cases of COVID-19 were performed in both facilities. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing of decedents was performed in a MEO serving a large urban area. Scene investigators worked directly with families to meet needs unique to a pandemic. Artful photographs of decedent’s hands and/or tattoos were offered to those unable to have in-person viewings. Pathologists and social workers were available to families of the deceased and created novel solutions to facilitate the grieving process. Conclusions Forensic pathology is important to successfully navigating emerging diseases like the COVID-19 pandemic. Direct conversations with families are common in forensic pathology and serve as a model for patient- and family-centered care.
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Maldonado Macedo, Juliana Vanessa. "Being a Sex Worker and Migrant in Times of Trafficking: Experiences from the Mexico (Chiapas)–Guatemala Border." Victims & Offenders 15, no. 3 (December 19, 2019): 313–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2019.1697979.
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Smith, Lindsay A. "The missing, the martyred and the disappeared: Global networks, technical intensification and the end of human rights genetics." Social Studies of Science 47, no. 3 (December 29, 2016): 398–416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306312716678489.
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In 1984, a group of Argentine students, trained by US academics, formed the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team to apply the latest scientific techniques to the excavation of mass graves and identification of the dead, and to work toward transitional justice. This inaugurated a new era in global forensic science, as groups of scientists in the Global South worked outside of and often against local governments to document war crimes in post-conflict settings. After 2001, however, with the inauguration of the war on terror following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, global forensic science was again remade through US and European investment to increase preparedness in the face of potential terrorist attacks. In this paper, I trace this shift from human rights to humanitarian forensics through a focus on three moments in the history of post-conflict identification science. Through a close attention to the material semiotic networks of forensic science in post-conflict settings, I examine the shifting ground between non-governmental human rights forensics and an emerging security- and disaster-focused identification grounded in global law enforcement. I argue that these transformations are aligned with a scientific shift towards mechanized, routinized, and corporate-owned DNA identification and a legal privileging of the right to truth circumscribed by narrow articulations of kinship and the body.
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Cisternas Villacura, Iván. "La comprensión de los conflictos de interpretación en la práctica del perito social forense." Revista Perspectivas: Notas sobre intervención y acción social, no. 23 (July 8, 2014): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.29344/07171714.23.467.
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RESUMEN El presente artículo es una reflexión sobre la práctica del trabajo social en el rol de perito social forense dentro del sistema de administración de justicia, donde su labor se funda en mediar entre la realidad del periciado –sujeto del que se debe dar cuenta en una investigación judicial– y quien requiere de los antecedentes necesarios para que el “Juez” dicte sentencia, lo que habitualmente genera un “conflicto de interpretaciones”. En tal sentido, es relevante discutir las dificultades que deben enfrentar las y los trabajadores sociales, en cuanto a la comprensión de una realidad cada vez más compleja, y al conflicto que se genera entre las interpretaciones de los mundos de vida de las personas y los requerimientos del sistema judicial chileno. Palabras clave: Pericia judicial social forense - Trabajo Social Pericial - Conflicto de interpretaciones. A compreensão dos conflitos de interpretação na prática do perito social forense RESUMO O presente artigo é uma reflexão sobe a prática do trabalho social no rol de perito social forense dentro do sistema de administração de justiça; onde seu labor funda-se em mediar entre a realidade do periciado – pessoa de quem se deve dar conta numa investigação judicial – e quem precisa dos antecedentes necessários para que o “Juiz” determine sentencia o que habitualmente, gera um “conflito de interpretações”. Neste sentido, é relevante discutir as dificuldades que devem enfrentar as e os trabalhadores sociais, em quanto á compreensão de uma realidade cada vez mais complexa, e ao conflito que se gera entre as interpretações dos mundos de vida das pessoas e aos requerimentos do sistema judicial chileno. Palavras chave: Pericia judicial social forense - Trabalho Socia Pericial - Conflito das interpretações. Understanding the conflicts of interpretation in the social forensic expert practice ABSTRACT This article is a reflection on social work practice in the social role forensic expert plays in the legal system, where their job is based on mediating between ‘periciado’ – individual who is being charged during a trial at the court and requires the necessary case background for the ‘Judge’ to deliver judgment, which usually generates a “conflict of interpretations”. In this view, it is relevant to discuss the difficulties faced by social workers, in terms of understanding an increasingly complex reality, and the conflict that emerges among the interpretations of the life of people and Chilean legal system requirements. Keywords: Forensic Social Legal Expertise - Forensic Social Work – Conflict of interpretations
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Yanay, Uri, and Sharon Benjamin. "The role of social workers in disasters." International Social Work 48, no. 3 (May 2005): 263–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872805051704.
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English During city emergencies, Jerusalem municipality social workers are assigned to the disaster site, and with them hospitals, police services, the forensic institute and notification units form the Jerusalem Emergency Team (JET). Using formal and informal ties, social workers establish a professional, closely-knit helping network. Disasters happen everywhere. Social workers should be trained to deal with relief work and its traumatic outcomes. French Pendant les urgences en ville, des travailleurs sociaux municipaux a© Jérusalem - l'équipe de secours de Jérusalem (JET) - sont envoyés aux endroits sinistrés, aux hôpitaux, aux services de la police, aux départements médico-légal. En s'appuyant sur des liens formels et informels, les travailleurs sociaux établissent un réseau étroit d'aide professionnel. Les désastres se produisent partout. Les travailleurs sociaux devraient être formés pour travailler dans ce genre de situation. Spanish Durante las emergencias urbanas, los trabajadores sociales de la municipalidad de Jerusalem fueron asignados a los lugares de desastres, hospitales, servicios de policía, el instituto forense y las unidades de notificación, formando el Equipo de Emergencia de Jerusalem (JET). Utilizando vínculos formales e informales, los trabajadores sociales establecen una red profesional de ayuda. Los desastres ocurren en cualquier lugar. Los trabajadores sociales deben ser entrenados para tratar con el trabajo de socorro y sus resultados traumáticos.
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Ruck Keene, Alex, Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho, and Henry Gilfillan. "The role of the Court of Protection in safeguarding." Journal of Adult Protection 17, no. 6 (December 14, 2015): 380–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jap-03-2015-0010.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline how questions relating to capacity arise in the context of safeguarding, and when applications to the Court of Protection are required in relation to those who may lack capacity. It also seeks to provide guidance as to how applications to the Court of Protection should be made so as to ensure that they are determined effectively and in a proportionate fashion. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the practical experience of practising barristers appearing before the Court of Protection, and on the experience of a social worker who is an MCA/DOLS lead at a London local authority. The paper proceeds by way of a review of the relevant statutory provisions, an overview of the Court of Protection and then to a practical analysis of when and how applications to the Court need to be made. Findings – When to go to the Court of Protection in the safeguarding context is poorly understood, and there has not been proper recognition of the fact that proceedings for “adult care orders” have a strong forensic analogy with applications for care orders in relation to children. It is only by recognising these forensic similarities that local authorities can properly make use of the Court of Protection in the discharge of their obligations to vulnerable adults in their area. Practical implications – The paper should lead to a recognition that there is a specialist “adult protection court” within the Court of Protection, and that applications for adult care orders to that court require specific and careful preparation and presentation. It will therefore lead to better use of the Court of Protection in the safeguarding context and – ultimately – a better balance between empowerment and protection of vulnerable adults who may lack capacity. Originality/value – The paper is original in combining both legal and social work expertise to reach practical conclusions as to why such poor use has been made of the Court of Protection in safeguarding context. Its value lies in the deployment of that expertise to suggest how better use can be made in the future.
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Viotti, Sara, Gloria Guidetti, and Daniela Converso. "Nurses Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Analyzing the Role of the Workplace Prevention Climate in Reducing Internal and External Violence." Violence and Victims 34, no. 2 (April 1, 2019): 363–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-17-00035.
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The aim of this study was to test a model including relationships among internal and external violence, workplace violence-prevention climate, exhaustion, and intention to leave (ITL) in a sample of nurses. Data were collected by a self-report questionnaire involving nurses (n = 313) from two multispecialist hospitals in Italy. The survey was cross-sectional and nonrandomized. Path analyses showed the presence of the mediating role of internal violence between workplace prevention climate and exhaustion, as well as the mediating function of both types of violence between workplace prevention climate and ITL. Moreover, an indirect effect through exhaustion between internal violence and ITL was highlighted. These findings suggested that organizations that invest in preventive measures may reduce incidents of violence and, in turn, prevent negative consequences on worker well-being.
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Naessens, Liesbeth, and Peter Raeymaeckers. "A generalist approach to forensic social work: A qualitative analysis." Journal of Social Work 20, no. 4 (February 18, 2019): 501–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468017319826740.
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Summary Forensic social work is often portrayed as a specialized area within the field of social work. Nevertheless, the target group of forensic social work is confronted with a variety of problems in different life domains. The literature reveals the importance of generalist social work to address the complex needs of vulnerable target groups. However, little has been written or studied about what generalist social work should entail in the field of forensic social work. This article addresses the value of generalist social work for the practice of forensic social work. We conduct 14 interviews with social workers affiliated with forensic social work organizations in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Findings The results show that generalist social work plays a pivotal role in forensic social work. A generalist approach is indispensable to meeting the complex problems of the vulnerable target group of offenders. Our study makes a distinction between five different roles adopted by generalist social workers affiliated with forensic social work organizations when providing services and support to the target group of offenders. In addressing the needs of this target group, they act as a broker, a mediator, a key figure, a safety net and as an advocate. Applications Despite some specific needs and skills required in the field of forensic social work, a generalist approach is critical to a more responsive social work approach towards the target group of offenders.
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Brennan, Thomas P., Amy E. Gedrich, Susan E. Jacoby, Michael J. Tardy, and Katherine B. Tyson. "Forensic Social Work: Practice and Vision." Social Casework 67, no. 6 (June 1986): 340–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104438948606700603.
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Forensic social work can bridge the gap between the criminal justice and mental health systems and serve clients who “fall between the cracks.” The authors describe theoretical and clinical issues, utilizing case examples and the literature to develop a conceptual paradigm for the role of social workers in this area.
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Yates, Peter. "“It’s Just the Abuse that Needs to Stop”: Professional Framing of Sibling Relationships in a Grounded Theory Study of Social Worker Decision Making following Sibling Sexual Behavior." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 29, no. 2 (December 18, 2019): 222–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2019.1692399.
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Rapholo, Selelo Frank, and Jabulani Calvin Makhubele. "Forensic Interviewing Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: Implications for the South African Context." Global Journal of Health Science 11, no. 6 (April 28, 2019): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v11n6p53.
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This paper aims to examine forensic interviewing techniques during child sexual abuse allegations using South African lenses. Forensic Social Work education and practice in South Africa is emerging as it has been adopted from the United States of America. There are currently no guidelines for forensic social workers to inform the assessment of children who are alleged to be sexually abused which are in a South African context. For the protection of children, skillful forensic interviews must be conducted for perpetrators of child sexual abuse to be convicted. Forensic interviews help in eliciting accurate and complete report from the alleged child victim to determine if the child has been sexually abused and if so, by whom. The ecosystems theory is used to guide this paper. An extensive literature review was conducted to zoom into systems in South Africa which influence the effectiveness of the forensic interviewing techniques useful to facilitate the disclosure of sexual abuse amongst children.
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Guin, C. C., D. N. Noble, and T. S. Merrill. "From Misery to Mission: Forensic Social Workers on Multidisciplinary Mitigation Teams." Social Work 48, no. 3 (July 1, 2003): 362–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/48.3.362.
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Forsyth, Katrina, Laura Archer-Power, Jane Senior, Rachel Meacock, Roger Webb, Richard Emsley, Dawn Edge, et al. "The effectiveness of the Older prisoner Health and Social Care Assessment and Plan (OHSCAP): a randomised controlled trial." Health Services and Delivery Research 5, no. 31 (December 2017): 1–186. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05310.
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Background Older people are the fastest-growing group in prisons in England and Wales and have complex health and social care needs that often remain unmet. Objectives (1) Evaluate the efficacy of the Older prisoner Health and Social Care Assessment and Plan (OHSCAP) in improving (i) the ability to meet older male prisoners’ health and social care needs, (ii) health-related quality of life (HRQoL), (iii) depressive symptoms and (iv) functional health and well-being and activities of daily living; (2) assess the quality of care plans produced; (3) explore the experiences of older prisoners receiving, and staff conducting, the OHSCAP; and (4) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the OHSCAP compared with treatment as usual (TAU). Design Multicentre, parallel-group randomised controlled trial (RCT) with follow-up at 3 months, with a nested qualitative study and quality audit of care plans (n = 150, 68%). Setting Ten English prisons. Participants Four hundred and ninety-seven newly arrived male prisoners aged ≥ 50 years with a discharge date at least 3 months from recruitment. A total of 14 prisoners and 11 staff participated in qualitative interviews. Intervention Randomisation to OHSCAP or TAU. The OHSCAP group had health and social needs assessed by a trained health-care worker or prison officer. Care plans were devised and subsequent actions included professional support and appropriate referrals. Main outcome measures Primary outcome measure – mean number of unmet health and social care needs as measured by the Camberwell Assessment of Need – Short Forensic Version. Secondary outcome measures – measures of functional health and well-being, depressive symptoms and HRQoL. A health economic evaluation was undertaken using service contact between baseline and follow-up and appropriate unit cost information. Results A total of 497 prisoners were recruited (248 to OHSCAP and 249 to TAU). The 404 completed follow-ups were split evenly between the trial arms. No significant differences were observed between the intervention and TAU groups in relation to the primary outcome measure. The OHSCAP did not demonstrate convincing benefits in HRQoL over TAU, and there were no significant differences in relation to costs. Audit and qualitative data suggest that the intervention was not implemented as planned. Limitations As a result of the limited follow-up period, potential long-term gains of the intervention were not measured. Some of the standardised tools had limited applicability in prison settings. Cost-effectiveness data were limited by unavailability of relevant unit cost data. Conclusions The OHSCAP failed in its primary objective but, fundamentally, was not implemented as planned. This appears to have been attributable, in some part, to wider difficulties currently affecting the prison landscape, including reduced levels of staffing, the loss of specialist support roles for such initiatives and increased prevalence of regime disruption. Future work Partnership working and information sharing across disciplines within prison settings require improvement. Research should explore the potential involvement of other prisoners and third-sector organisations in identifying and addressing older prisoners’ health and social care needs to better match community provision. Further examination should be undertaken of how the prison regime and system affects the well-being of older prisoners. Future prison-based RCTs should carefully balance the fidelity of initiatives being evaluated and testing in a ‘real-life’ setting. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN11841493. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research programme and will be published in full in Health Services and Delivery Research; Vol. 5, No. 31. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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Reilly, Frank. "Locating social workers in a high security forensic facility: inclusion and exclusion." Mental Health Practice 22, no. 1 (December 20, 2018): 19–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2018.e1289.
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DUBE-MAWEREWERE, VIRGININIA. "A medico-judicial framework for the rehabilitation of forensic psychiatric patients in Zimbabwe." Journal of Forensic Practice 17, no. 2 (May 11, 2015): 134–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfp-10-2014-0036.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a medico-judicial framework for rehabilitation of forensic psychiatric patients in Zimbabwe. Design/methodology/approach – Grounded theory of the Charmaz (2006, 2014) persuasion was used. An exploratory qualitative design was utilised. The theoretical framework that was used as a point of departure was Pierre Bourdieu’s conceptual canon. Participants were purposefully and theoretically sampled. These included the judiciary, patients, patients’ family, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, experts in forensic psychiatric practice. They were 32 in total. Findings – The findings reflected a need to realign the dislocation and dissonance between and within the fields of the prison system, medical system, and the judiciary. The realignment was done by co-constructing a therapeutic jurisprudent medico-judicial framework for rehabilitation of forensic psychiatric patients in Zimbabwe with participants who were stakeholders in forensic psychiatric rehabilitation. Research limitations/implications – The study was focused on male forensic psychiatric patients rehabilitation and not on female forensic psychiatric patients because there were important variables in the two groups that were not homogenous. However, it is possible that including females in the study could have added perspective to the study. This also limits the generalisation of findings beyond the male forensic psychiatric participants. Services beyond the experience of participants translate to the notion that findings cannot be generalised beyond the parameters of the study. Future research and service evaluation and audit need to be considered. The study findings focused on the “psychiatric” aspect and did not emphasise the “forensic” aspect of the service delivery service. Future research may need to feature physical provisions and progression pathways with reference to “forensic” risk reduction as a parallel goal. Practical implications – The study calls for the following: Transformation of the medico-judicial system, adjusting legislation and restructuring of the public service; changing of public attitudes to enable implementation of the medico-judicial framework; there is need for a step by step process in the implementation of the framework in which training needs of service staff, social workers, community leaders and key stakeholders will need to be addressed; the proposed changes presented by the model will require cultural, financial and infrastructural shifts. Social implications – There is need for policy makers to re-enfranchise or rebrand forensic psychiatric rehabilitation services in Zimbabwe. This could positively involve the marketing of forensic psychiatric rehabilitation to the stakeholders and to the public. This is projected to counter the stigma, disinterest and disillusionment that run through both professionals and public alike. This will foster a therapeutic jurisprudence that upholds the dignity and rights of forensic psychiatric patients. Originality/value – This work is an original contribution to forensic psychiatry in Zimbabwe. Research in that area is prohibitive because of the complexity of processes that are followed. This research is therefore ground breaking.
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Milosavljevic-Djukic, Ivana, Bojana Tankosic, Jara Petkovic, and Marija Markovic. "Units for the protection of child victims and witnesses in the criminal proceedings: Domestic legislation and practice." Temida 20, no. 1 (2017): 45–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tem1701045d.
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Republic of Serbia has invested maximum efforts in adjusting national legislation with the international legal framework, as well in fulfilling its obligations foreseen in relevant international documents, including the Child Rights Convention. The purpose of this paper is to present Units for the Protection of Child Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Proceedings that were developed within the IPA project ?Improvement of Children's Right through the System of Justice and Social Protection in Serbia?, funded by the EU, and implemented by the UNCEF in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy of the Republic of Serbia. The project was implemented from August 2014 to March 2017. The purpose of the Units is to ensure the best interest of children in situation when a child is identified as a victim or a witness of a crime and appears in the criminal or other court procedure. In this way, the state protects children who are important and infallible part of judicial proceedings from secondary victimization and traumatisation, given that the processes within institutions inevitably reflect on mental state of a child. Units were established in four cities: Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad, and Kragujevac, and they operate at the regional level. This enables that all children, even those in rural areas, will be provided with adequate assistance and support during preparations for the hearing, during criminal proceedings, as well as in its aftermath. The role of the Units is multiple: along with the support to children, it also includes support to the judiciary agencies since the hearing may be performed with a help of professional personnel, psychologist, pedagogue or social worker. Since the members of the Units are trained for conducting forensic interviews according to the Protocol of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, their involvement by the judiciary becomes even more frequent. They try to avoid possible harmful effects of proceedings on children's health, their personality, growth and development. This paper particularly focuses on the legal position and protection of children as suggested by the international legal framework, and relevant legislation in Serbia, which present the basis for establishing the Units. Additionally, the paper pays special attention to psychological aspects of children's development and their position in the judicial proceedings. The so far results of the Units? work has shown that 103 children have been given support in judicial proceedings, 23 children have been given the status of a particularly vulnerable witness, 108 info-sessions have been organized for professionals in judiciary and the social welfare system in order to introduce the Units and enable them to use services that Units provide. The results also suggest that predictability reduces the feeling of uncertainty and contributes to strengthening children's trust in the judicial proceedings. However, this is only the beginning. A lot of efforts and work needs to be done in order to use the full potential of the Units. In this respect it is relevant to make a shift from project financing to the State funding.
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Novakovic, Milan. "Forensic importance of homicide." Medical review 62, no. 7-8 (2009): 358–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/mpns0908358n.
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Introduction. This study encompassed the total number of homicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) in the period from 1st January 1997 to 31st December 2006 and then analyzed homicidal behaviour. The aim is to assess the differences between the people who committed violent and those who committed accidental homicide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Material and methods. In a multicentric, retrospective study of comparing the groups with equal number of respondents we analysed the individuals who had committed violent (n=135) and accidental homicides (n=135). The homicides were tested by using socio-demographic and psychosocial items. Measurement instruments were: General data list, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Emotions Profile Index (EPI). The descriptive and multivariable logistic analysis was done statistically. Results. In the descriptive analysis the socio-demographically violent murderers were: male gender (c2=3.340, P=0.009), more workers than officials (c2=7.340, P=0.011), fathers were more often workers/farmers (c2=1.430, P=0.046), gambling (c2 =13.100,P=0.001) and possible recidivism (c2 = 6.770, a P = 0.001). The accidental murderers were family people (c2 =4.100, P =0.041), with more frequent drug abuse (c2 =3.190, P= 0.012) and they would not repeat the delict. In the multivariate analysis the violent murderers were highly discriminated (P=0.001) from accidental ones by: war involvement r =0.1148, OR =2.971 (95%), CI=1.040-7.890; age, father's education, psychoticism (EPQ) r =-0.1085, OR= 0.291(95%), CI= 0.110-0870, HDRS-total r= -0.1797, OR= 0.830 (95%), CI=0.710 - 0.930, destructiveness r = 0.1270, OR =1.560 (95%), CI=1.197-2.032, and deprivation in the P. I. E. tests. Conclusion. By the violence of their acts murderers confirm micro-social model of transferring the violence, and transition and heredity confirm the ecological-developmental trans-generation model of violence. Accidental murderers commit homicide in anomy, with intoxications and prolonged psycho-traumatism.
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Gassoumis, Zachary, Gerson Galdamez, Julia Rowan, and Kathleen Wilber. "Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams: Describing and Classifying a Key Collaborative Resource for APS Workers." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 696. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2439.
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Abstract Elder abuse multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are a key resource when APS workers address their most complex cases. MDTs promote coordination and information sharing, and provide access to highly specialized input and problem-solving from legal, health, social service, and financial fields. This paper characterizes the range of elder abuse MDTs across the U.S. We identified 324 MDTs in the U.S., which most frequently addressed cases of financial exploitation (90.8%), physical abuse (83.6%) and neglect (81.6%). Based on a follow-up survey, latent class analysis was used to determine closeness of a subset (n=91) to the elder abuse forensic center model, which has received much evaluation and policy attention. Twenty-six showed strong similarity to forensic centers, with 24 others showing partial similarity. Coupled with observations from site visits to 4 teams, findings can guide the development and evaluation of elder abuse MDTs to foster better interdisciplinary collaboration for APS workers. Part of a symposium sponsored by Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly People Interest Group.
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MINNETDINOVA, L. M., F. F. GATIN, and E. F. GATIN. "FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION IN CIVIL PROCEDURE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION." Herald of Civil Procedure 10, no. 5 (November 30, 2020): 275–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.24031/2226-0781-2020-10-5-275-295.
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In recent years there has been a clear tendency to increase the number of forensic psychiatric examinations in civil procedure, which is due to a number of factors, the main of which are associated with the changing social conditions in our society and the updated legislative base. In this article specialists from the field of medicine – psychiatry and forensic psychiatric examination examine the current legislative requirements for the production of forensic psychiatric examination in Russia in civil procedure, the basic principles for conducting expert examinations, including comprehensive ones, for various categories of cases in relation to persons with mental disorders: recognition of a person as legally incompetent, partially legally incompetent, recognition of a transaction invalid, appeal against the actions of medical workers, family disputes. Forensic psychiatric examinations differ in terms of the conduct, the composition of the specialists involved in the examination. The procedure for voluntariness and involuntary examination is described when deciding on the issue of legal capacity. The article gives a detailed classification of forensic psychiatric examinations, the procedure for their conduct, as well as the procedure for submitting and attaching documents on the examination conducted to the case. Variants of conclusions are described with answers to all questions posed to experts, as well as answers to individual questions and a message from experts about the impossibility of answering any questions.
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Susic, Esta, Ema Nicea Gruber, and Blazenka Guberina Korotaj. "Training for Person Centered Medicine in a Forensic Hospital." International Journal of Person Centered Medicine 4, no. 3 (March 6, 2015): 189–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ijpcm.v4i3.481.
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The education and training needed for health professionals performing person centered medicine in a prison hospital is presented. The health professionals involved work in the department for forensic psychiatry of a prison hospital and conduct mandatory psychiatric treatment during a person’s prison sentence using a bio-psycho-social model of treatment and rehabilitation. Such health professionals work with mentally ill people having partially diminished capacity who perpetrated criminal activities and were sentenced according to the Croatian Criminal Code or Criminal Procedures Act and the Law for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness. Required professional skills include capabilities to provide person-centered psychiatric treatment aimed at reducing psychopathology, articulating theoretical concepts, therapeutic procedures, health professionals' roles and self-understanding, interpersonal issues, relations between patient/prisoner and health professional, ethical dilemmas, and challenges establishing partnerships. Since each patient is also a person serving a prison sentence, the health professional must also know the legislative framework, work as a civil servant, pass the State service examination and be part of a team with different types of other professionals, particularly social workers, occupational therapists, prison officers, court officers, and state officers. For health professionals to practice person centered medicine in a prison setting is a quite demanding and stressful challenge. It may be the hardest way to practice, but it is the right way to do it.
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Gralton, Ernest. "Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) – its relevance to forensic adolescent services." Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour 5, no. 3 (September 8, 2014): 124–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jidob-10-2014-0015.
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Purpose – There needs to be an increased recognition of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in services that deal with young people with disruptive and offending behavior, not just those services that deal with adolescents with a recognized intellectual disability. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This is a general review of the current available evidence on FASD and how it is likely to predispose affected young people to have contact with secure mental health services and the criminal justice system. Findings – FASD is likely to have become a more common cause of intellectual disability and behavioral disturbance but the history of significant alcohol exposure in utero if often missed. There is evidence that the hyperactivity is less responsive to psychotropic medication and may represent a different condition to conventional ADHD. However the majority of those affected are in the low normal IQ range. Research limitations/implications – There is so far very limited research in what is likely to be a relatively common disorder with significant costs to criminal justice, mental healthcare and social services. Epidemiological information from the UK is lacking and urgently needed. Practical implications – Professionals who work with mentally disordered young people need to be more aware of FASD and its potential contribution to the problems and disabilities in their population. Social implications – Social workers, foster carers and adoptive parents need to be more aware of FASD and how it can contribute to the breakdown of social care. Originality/value – There is currently no other review of FASD and the implications for criminal justice, secure mental health and social care for young people.
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Chandley, Mark, and Michael Rouski. "Recovery, turning points and forensics: views from the ward in an English high secure facility." Mental Health and Social Inclusion 18, no. 2 (May 6, 2014): 83–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mhsi-01-2014-0001.
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Purpose – The authors offer up an example of recovery in a high-secure setting. The purpose of this paper is to highlight how an individual account of recovery and the academic literature offer up related and important perspectives that have serious clinical utility. Design/methodology/approach – First the context is outlined. The biographical account is then deployed to describe the experience of being detained in an English high-secure facility using recovery as a framework for elucidation. This is often referred to in recovery as accessing the views of the “expert by experience”. In a thematic way this author details his understanding of recovery, what worked and what did not. This account is then contrasted with the academic literature and research at the same site. Social anthropology acts as the theoretical backdrop. This debate informs some clinical implications and issues for practice. Findings – Recovery can be a highly relevant concept in a high-secure context. The author found that the biographical account of the “patient” can offer the observer some insights for practice. The authors noted that the collective themes of previous research where consistent to this account. The authors found the use of recovery principles helped the person receiving care fulfil his potential. Nevertheless, forensic recovery implies a forensic past. This complicates recovery and placed limits on the own use of the principles. Social implications – The authors argue that recovery is highly relevant to the context and particularly important to people who are often stigmatized for multiple reasons including their, “illness”, their “crime”, and their social situation. The paper implies that forensic recovery is more problematic than mainstream recovery. Key events mark out issues. Originality/value – This is the first co-produced paper surrounding recovery in high-secure care.
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Whyte, Sean, and Clive Meux. "Workload implications of the proposed new Mental Health Act – an audit." Psychiatric Bulletin 27, no. 2 (February 2003): 54–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.27.2.54.
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Aims and MethodTo estimate specific time and resource implications for professionals, if proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 (England & Wales) in the Government's white paper were to be implemented unchanged. An audit of time spent on current procedures was extrapolated.ResultsThe amount of time required to comply with the Act will rise substantially (by 27% overall). Social workers and independent doctors will spend 30% and 207% more time respectively, complying with the Act, but psychiatrists providing clinical care to forensic patients should be largely unaffected.Clinical ImplicationsIf the Government presses ahead with its plans for mental health law reform as currently proposed, extra resources will be required to provide additional social work and independent medical time – or other services for patients will suffer.
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Caputo, Fiorella, Santo Gratteri, Matteo Antonio Sacco, Carmen Scalise, Giulia Cacciatore, Filippo Bonetta, Angelica Zibetti, et al. "Covid-19 emergency in prison: Current management and forensic perspectives." Medico-Legal Journal 88, no. 4 (May 21, 2020): 185–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817220923693.
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The Covid-19 pandemic is currently a major worldwide public health problem. Contagion within prisons and in other custodial settings will need to be addressed promptly, but the management of preventive measures will be difficult due to overcrowding and inmates and officers' close physical contact. There may also be less access to care than in community settings. Accordingly, prisons are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of infection, and in addition to the likely greater risks of contagion attention must be paid to the psychological problems that the pandemic can have on the prison population. Riots and episodes of violence have already taken place in various prisons. With the inevitable restrictions on social contact and family meetings, prisoners who already are at increased risk of mental illness and suicide are more susceptible to adverse psychological repercussions. From a forensic point of view, therefore, we stress the need for the development of a strong support network by mental health workers for the prison population.
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Whyte, Sean, and Clive Meux. "Workload implications of the proposed new Mental Health Act – an audit." Psychiatric Bulletin 27, no. 02 (February 2003): 54–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s0955603600001410.
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Aims and Method To estimate specific time and resource implications for professionals, if proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 (England & Wales) in the Government's white paper were to be implemented unchanged. An audit of time spent on current procedures was extrapolated. Results The amount of time required to comply with the Act will rise substantially (by 27% overall). Social workers and independent doctors will spend 30% and 207% more time respectively, complying with the Act, but psychiatrists providing clinical care to forensic patients should be largely unaffected. Clinical Implications If the Government presses ahead with its plans for mental health law reform as currently proposed, extra resources will be required to provide additional social work and independent medical time – or other services for patients will suffer.
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Vann, Maurice. "Persistence and Desistance Narratives: Understanding the Role of Correctional and Probation Officers in Reducing Recidivism." Urban Social Work 3, no. 1 (May 1, 2019): 5–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2474-8684.3.1.5.
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Forensic social workers and criminal justice reform advocates must better understand how correctional and probation officers influence offender recidivism. Justice system reform efforts focusing on policing and the courts often ignore the roles of correctional and probation officers. Returning citizens' internal “persistence” and “desistance” narratives influence future criminality and successful reintegration into their communities. Correctional and probation officers may influence these persistence and desistance narratives. A narrative analysis investigating the experiences of three Black male returning citizens in Baltimore, Maryland, shows that a person's ability to make sense of their interactions with probation officers while serving community corrections sentences and their interactions with correctional officers within prisons may be one of many factors that influence persistence and desistance narratives.
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McNeal, Peter. "VIOLENCE AGAINST SOCIAL WORKERS: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE." Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 2, no. 4 (November 1992): 360–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbm.1992.2.4.360.
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Wolter, Christine, Andreas Santa Maria, Burkhard Gusy, Tino Lesener, Dieter Kleiber, and Babette Renneberg. "Social support and work engagement in police work." Policing: An International Journal 42, no. 6 (November 21, 2019): 1022–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm-10-2018-0154.
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Purpose Job resources are positively related to work engagement within the motivational process of the job demands–resources model (JD–R). Little is known about mediating mechanisms within that process. The purpose of this paper is to examine self-efficacy and work–privacy conflict as mediators of the relationship between social support and work engagement in a sample of police officers. Design/methodology/approach In total, 811 German police officers completed a cross-sectional online survey that assessed social support by supervisors and co-workers, work–privacy conflict, self-efficacy and work engagement. Structural equation modeling was conducted. Findings Self-efficacy and work–privacy conflict partially mediated the relationship between social support and work engagement. The direct effect of social support and work engagement was confirmed, too. Practical implications Health promotion approaches in police work should foster social support by supervisors and co-workers. Social support eases challenges of work–life balance and self-efficacy and promotes police officers’ work engagement. Originality/value The findings validate the motivational process of the JD-R model in a sample of police officers. Job resources and personal resources are interrelated in the prediction of work engagement. Moreover, job resources facilitate dealing with specific job demands, which promotes work engagement, too.
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Ward, Tony, Marie Connolly, Julie McCormack, and Stephen M. Hudson. "Social Workers' Attributions for Sexual Offending Against Children." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 5, no. 3 (January 22, 1997): 39–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j070v05n03_03.
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Gqgabi, Rosemary Boitumelo, and Elizabeth Ivy Smit. "Psycho-Social Effects of Father–Daughter Incest: Views of South African Social Workers." Journal of Child Sexual Abuse 28, no. 7 (August 5, 2019): 840–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2019.1581870.
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Lo, T. Wing, and H. L. Tam. "Working With Chinese Triad Youth Gangs: Correct Diagnosis and Strategic Intervention." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 62, no. 12 (February 2, 2018): 3708–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x18755482.
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Across the world, youth workers have been active in helping vulnerable youth groups. In Hong Kong, government-funded youth services are conducted by professional social workers to help vulnerable youths. This article adopted a case study approach to investigate a youth group who committed a murder. Nine murderers and two social workers were interviewed. It aims to uncover the structure and activities of the group and analyse the gang intervention prior to the murder to find out what had gone wrong and identify the lessons that social workers can learn from the murder. Four misconceptions in gang intervention have been identified. First, because of the Triad (Chinese-organised crime) affiliation, this is not just a group of deviant youths but a youth gang. Second, because it is a gang, the social workers should not group them but should instead degroup them to avoid contamination. Third, diagnosis is different from labelling. With the right diagnosis, services can be tailor-made to delabel them. Fourth, when the youths are diagnosed as a gang, outreach work instead of centre work should be provided—social workers should reach out to the gangland to uncover the youths’ gang participation and crime involvement.
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Ojigho, Efe Jennifer, and Igho Emmanuel Odokuma. "Pencil Grip Patterns of Students and Skilled Workers." Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal 15, no. 1 (March 14, 2019): 53–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v15i1.19286.
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Background: Pencil grip can be defined via detailed descriptions of the variables constituting the grip and it commences in the preschool years with writing instruments and therefore relevant to graphologists, forensic medicine and anthropology. The purpose of this investigation was to describe the diversity of pencil grip patterns among students and skilled workers in Delta State, Nigeria. The research also aimed at determining the effects of sociodemographic factors, handedness,and handwriting speed on pencil grip patters.
Methods: Stratified random sampling was employed in this cross sectional observational study. Five hundred and fourty three volunteers between the ages of 11-77 years were investigated. Students were observed while writing from their textbooks and skilled workers were observed writing from any available news paper. Photograph of the writing hand was captured with the digital canon camera. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 20. Kruska wallis test was used to establish relationship between pencil grip patterns and sociodemographic factors. Handwriting speed was determined by a speed score (letters per minute) and timed for 60 secounds for each participant. A self administered questionnaire was used to obtain data on sociodemographic factors.
Results: This investigation demonstrates that gender had a significant effect on pencil grip patterns among secondary students (p<0.05)(K.W=7.54. df=1. p=0.01). Further observation showed that age and profession had a significant effect on pencil grip patterns among skilled workers at p<0.05 (K.W= 43.09,134.69 ,df=3,3, p=0.00,0.00).
Conclusions: Findings from this investigation present the dynamic tripod grip as the most predominant grip pattern in the studied population.
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Davies, Anne. "The Sexual Abuse of Children: Cases Submitted to a Police Laboratory and the Scientific Evidence." Medicine, Science and the Law 26, no. 2 (April 1986): 103–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002580248602600204.
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This paper is based on a lecture given to an audience consisting mainly of social workers and paediatricians. The purpose of the talk was to explain the sort of evidence that could be provided by a forensic biologist in order to show that a child had been sexually assaulted, and to help identify the assailant. The introduction to the talk was composed of a review of the types of cases involving the sexual abuse of children that have been dealt with by this laboratory during the last two years (1984–85). A description was then given of the various biological materials which, if found in appropriate places, can substantiate an allegation of sexual assault. A brief reference was made to the persistence of semen in the vagina, rectum and mouth, and to the blood group substances which occur in different body fluids.
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Carrington, Kerry, Russell Hogg, and Alison McIntosh. "The resource boom's underbelly: Criminological impacts of mining development." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 44, no. 3 (December 2011): 335–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865811419068.
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Australia is currently in the midst of a major resources boom. Resultant growing demands for labour in regional and remote areas have accelerated the recruitment of non-resident workers, mostly contractors, who work extended block rosters of 12-hour shifts and are accommodated in work camps, often adjacent to established mining towns. Serious social impacts of these practices, including violence and crime, have generally escaped industry, government and academic scrutiny. This paper highlights some of these impacts on affected regional communities and workers and argues that post-industrial mining regimes serve to mask and privatize these harms and risks, shifting them on to workers, families and communities.
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Mahmud, Shaikh Zakir, Nahid Al Nomann, Md Arafat Kabir, and Chowdhury Moin Jan. "Orthopantomographic evaluation of third molar developmental stages in relation to chronological age of Bangladeshi female garment workers: A case report." Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education 5, no. 1 (March 5, 2015): 22–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v5i1.22456.
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Human teeth are among the most distinctive and long lasting features of mammal species. Various quantitative and qualitative methodologies have been developed by the researchers in order to establish an assessment format to determine the correlation between the dental age and the chronological age. The morphological and radiological examinations of third molars make up a part of the orthodontic, pedodontic, forensic odontology and oral surgical treatments and remain the most reliable biologic indicator available for age estimation during the middle teens and early twenties. This age calculation requirement is not only for differentiating the juvenile from the adult status in criminal law cases, but also for chronological age estimation in relation to school attendance, social benefits, employment and marriage. A case for actual need for age estimation using a developing third molar is presented here DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v5i1.22456 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research and Education Vol.5(1) 2015: 22-25
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Keatley, David, and David D. Clarke. "Waypoint sequencing: simplifying behaviour sequence analysis for criminal cases." Journal of Criminal Psychology 11, no. 1 (February 15, 2021): 72–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcp-08-2020-0035.
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Purpose While behaviour sequence analysis (BSA) is popular, it is not without limitations, namely, the level of detail required and time taken to run analyses; therefore, this paper aims to outline a novel method, using 30 serial homicide cases as a worked example. Design/methodology/approach Temporal analysis methods are becoming increasingly popular in applied forensic and criminological research. In recent years, BSA has become a widely used approach. Findings Waypoint sequencing provides a streamlined version of the traditional BSA approach, allowing for fewer behaviours to be included and providing a clearer overview of the main behaviours of interest. Practical implications Waypoint sequencing is shown in the current paper through serial killer research to show how to conduct the analyses and how it is effective in current investigations by expediting the process and allowing quicker analysis to facilitate current investigations. Originality/value The current research provides a novel approach to sequence analysis that is more useful in applied settings as it requires fewer behaviours or events than traditional BSA.
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Valera, Pamela, Robert Fullilove, Shae Cali, Edward Nunes, Victoria Chiongbian, Wayne Clark, and Lirio Covey. "The Psychometric Properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory in Men under Criminal Justice Involvement: Implications for Forensic Social Workers in Practice Settings." British Journal of Social Work 45, no. 7 (July 9, 2014): 2210–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcu074.
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Billing, Christian M. "Lament and Revenge in the Hekabe of Euripides." New Theatre Quarterly 23, no. 1 (January 16, 2007): 49–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266464x06000625.
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In this article Christian M. Billing considers the relationship between female lament and acts of vengeance in fifth-century Athenian society and its theatre, with particular emphasis on the Hekabe of Euripides. He uses historical evidence to argue that female mourning was held to be a powerfully transgressive force in the classical period; that considerable social tensions existed as a result of the suppression of female roles in traditional funerary practices (social control arising from the move towards democracy and the development of forensic processes as a means of social redress); and that as a piece of transvestite theatre, authored and performed by men to an audience made up largely, if not entirely, of that sex, Euripides' Hekabe demonstrates significant gender-related anxiety regarding the supposedly horrific consequences of allowing women to speak at burials, or to engage in lament as part of uncontrolled funerary ritual. Christian M. Billing is an academic and theatre practitioner working in the fields of ancient Athenian and early modern English and European drama. He has worked extensively as a director and actor and has also taught at a number of universities in the United Kingdom and the USA. He is currently Lecturer in Drama at the University of Hull.