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100			_96825 _aChong, Mark David
245		0	_aDemystifying Criminal Justice Social Work in India _cMark David Chong and Abraham P Francis (Eds.)
250			_a2017
260			_bSage Publications _c2017 _aNew Delhi
300			_a297p.
520			_aThis book addresses the relative lack of academic and professional literature in the area of criminal justice social work. This compilation explores the scope of responsibilities undertaken by social workers in the field of criminal law in India when dealing with clients who are either offenders or victims of crime. It provides an in-depth understanding of the socio-structural, legal and practical challenges faced by Indian criminal justice social workers. The book encourages social work professionals and students to consider three major areas: encouraging education and training in this subject; protecting the human rights of offenders and victims of crime and addressing mental illness within the criminal justice system. It hopes to demystify social work in the area of criminal justice, particularly because of the stigma attached to it, given the potentially coercive enforcement of criminal law vis-à-vis the traditional ethos of social work being primarily about ‘caring’, ‘empathy’ and ‘empowerment’.
650		0	_aIndia. _9214
650		0	_aSocial service _91609
650		0	_aCriminal justice, Administration of _91588
650		0	_aSocial work with criminals _93646
650		0	_aVictims of crimes _9953
650		0	_aCriminals--Rehabilitation _92257
700			_96826 _aFrancis, Abraham P _eedt
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