Where Are All the Young Men and Women of Color? - Capacity Enhancement Practice and the Criminal Justice System

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-231-12040-1
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

When it comes to social work practice in community outreach programs, in juvenile detention centres, in prisons, in parole and probation programs, and in the inner cities, Melvin Delgado asks the question: Where are all the young men and women of color? Although many urban residents, especially persons of color, are or have been involved in the juvenile and/or criminal justice system, the topic of criminal offenders and ex-offenders has been much neglected by the human services literature. This book stands as the only work to discuss correctional supervision and the needs of individuals in a nonprescriptive manner, marking a shift toward a capacity enhancement, or strengths perspective, approach specifically what are the strengths of individuals and how can they capitalize on them? Delgado includes a section of reflections from the field that applies capacity enhancement principles and methods to case studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Delgado, Melvin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart 1. Setting the Stage1. Setting the Context2. Incarceration Profiles and Trends3. Substance Abuse and Incarceration4. The Impact of Correctional Supervision: A Multifaceted PerspectivePart 2. Capacity Enhancement Concepts and Practice5. Capacity Enhancement Practice: Key Concepts, Principles, and Goals6. A Framework for Capacity Enhancement Practice with the Correctionally SupervisedPart 3. Reflections from the Field7. Case Study Method8. AIDS Counseling Education, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, New York9. Reading Academy, Maryland10. Experimental Gallery, Children's Museum, Seattle, Washington11. Delancey Street, San Francisco, California12. People Animals Love, Washington, D.C.13. Summit House, Greensboro, North Carolina14. Moving Ahead Program, St. Francis House, Boston15. Women's Prison Association, New York City16. Bliss Unlimited, Glendale, California17. The Program for Female Offenders, Pittsburgh, PA18. Reflections on Case StudiesPart 4. Lessons, Recommendations, and Reflections19. Lessons for Social Work Practice20. Lessons for Social Work EducationAppendixReferencesSubject IndexName Index

Über Autor(innen)

Melvin Delgado is professor of social work and chair of the macropractice at Boston University. His previous books include New Arenas for Community Social Practice with Urban Youth, Community Social Work Practice in the Urban Context, Social Work Practice in Nontraditional Settings, Alcohol Use/Abuse Among Latinos, Social Services in Latino Communities, and Latino Elders in the Twenty-first Century.