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Police social work : social work practice in law enforcement agencies / George T. Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patterson, George T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police social work--United States.
- Police social work.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 230 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- Biography/History:
- George T. Patterson is Associate Professor in the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York. A certified police instructor and police social worker, Dr. Patterson has served as a visiting professor and curriculum advisor in several law enforcement training academies, trained police officers and recruits, and teaches criminal justice courses to social work students. He has published on the topics of police social work, the stress of police work, and coping among police officers and recruits. His written testimony is included in the May 2015 Final Report of the Task Force on 21st Century Policing established by President Barack Obama, and his research results are included in An Evidence-Assessment of the Recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
- Contents:
- An Overview of Law Enforcement Agencies
- The Service Law Enforcement Function
- Police Social Work
- Critical Issues in Police Social Work
- Specialist Police Social Work Practice
- POLICE: A Model for the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of
- Police Social Work Collaboration
- Child Maltreatment
- Domestic Violence
- Victims of Crime
- Mental Health
- Juveniles
- International Police and Social Work, and Police and Social Service
- Collaborations
- The Future of Police Social Work.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 05, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Patterson, George T. Police social work
- ISBN:
- 9781000519549
- 1000519546
- 9781003132257
- 1003132251
- 9781000519570
- 1000519570
- Publisher Number:
- 99996168626
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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