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Police Social Work

Name: Police Social Work
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Social Work Practice in Law Enforcement Agencies

By: George T. Patterson

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Hardcover | 16 December 2026 | Edition Number 2

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This revised and expanded second edition of Police Social Work provides a model for developing, implementing, and evaluating police social work and social service collaboration within the context of contemporary policing strategies. Across 15 chapters, this book covers:The practice of professional social work within law enforcement agencies and the types of social problems addressedEthical and other issues that arise when practicing police social work and essential knowledge and skills to address these issuesFurther clarity between the practice of police social work, police and social work collaboration and police and social service collaboration, in which the service providers are not professional social workersA model for developing police social work collaborations and investigating collaboration effectivenessExpanded roles for police social work practice such as consultation, officer selection, training recruits and police officers, and assisting their families. Including new chapters on working with vulnerable populations; and first responder, second responder and co-responder models, this volume provides a wealth of case studies and reference material to prepare students for police social work practice, while also serving as a vital resource for police officers, recruits, and students majoring in policing.

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