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    Fields of Practice: Criminal Justice

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    This document outlines several areas of practice within the criminal justice field where forensic social workers can work, including providing expert testimony in legal cases involving issues like child custody, mental health, and domestic violence; working as part of law enforcement teams to assist with family crises and training; supervising youth in juvenile detention programs; assisting with probation and parole programs by enforcing laws and providing casework services; offering mental health and addiction services in correctional facilities and helping prisoners transition back into the community; and working in victim assistance programs to help those coping with domestic violence and sexual assault.

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    Fields of Practice: Criminal Justice

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    This document outlines several areas of practice within the criminal justice field where forensic social workers can work, including providing expert testimony in legal cases involving issues like child custody, mental health, and domestic violence; working as part of law enforcement teams to assist with family crises and training; supervising youth in juvenile detention programs; assisting with probation and parole programs by enforcing laws and providing casework services; offering mental health and addiction services in correctional facilities and helping prisoners transition back into the community; and working in victim assistance programs to help those coping with domestic violence and sexual assault.

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    This document outlines several areas of practice within the criminal justice field where forensic social workers can work, including providing expert testimony in legal cases involving issues like child custody, mental health, and domestic violence; working as part of law enforcement teams to assist with family crises and training; supervising youth in juvenile detention programs; assisting with probation and parole programs by enforcing laws and providing casework services; offering mental health and addiction services in correctional facilities and helping prisoners transition back into the community; and working in victim assistance programs to help those coping with domestic violence and sexual assault.

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    Fields of Practice: Criminal Justice

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    Jay Mark Blancada
    This document outlines several areas of practice within the criminal justice field where forensic social workers can work, including providing expert testimony in legal cases involving issues like child custody, mental health, and domestic violence; working as part of law enforcement teams to assist with family crises and training; supervising youth in juvenile detention programs; assisting with probation and parole programs by enforcing laws and providing casework services; offering mental health and addiction services in correctional facilities and helping prisoners transition back into the community; and working in victim assistance programs to help those coping with domestic violence and sexual assault.

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    Fields of Practice:

    Criminal Justice

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    Forensic Social Work

    ■ Expert testimony many involve:


    ■Child custody
    ■Divorce proceedings

    ■Mental health issues

    ■Domestic violence

    ■Child abuse

    ■Addictions

    ■ Nat’l Organization of Forensic Social Work


    Police Social Work

    ■ Member of the law enforcement team


    ■Works with family-related difficulties
    ■Provides crisis intervention

    ■Conducts in-service training

    ■Facilitates referrals
    Juvenile Court Services

    ■ Supervise youths
    ■Diversion programs
    ■Detention programs

    ■Network with child welfare system


    ■Initiate delinquency prevention programs
    Probation and Parole

    ■Probation – sentencing option that defers


    imprisonment
    ■Parole – program of early release from

    prison
    ■Probation and parole officers
    ■Enforce laws
    ■Provide casework services
    Correctional Facilities

    ■ Services for prisoners


    ■Mental health
    ■Addictions

    ■Counseling and behavioral management

    ■Services for families of prisoners


    ■Facilitate transition into community
    Victim Assistance Programs

    ■ Program focus often on


    ■Sexual assault
    ■Domestic violence

    ■ Services
    ■Coping with aftermath
    ■Ensuring restitution

    ■Promoting prevention

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