Applying Social Policy to Criminal Justice Practice

Clive Sealey is Senior Lecturer of Social Policy and Theory at the University of Worcester. He is also author of Social Policy Simplified: Connecting Social Policy to Real Life, and joint editor of Social Policy, Service Users and Carers: Lived Experiences and Perspectives.

• 1. IntroductionPart I: Understanding the interconnection between social policyand criminal justice practice2. What is social policy, and why is it relevant to you?3. What is criminal justice practice, and what is the rationale for working to improve it?4. What is the interconnection between social policy and criminal justice practice?Part II: The importance of social policies to criminal justice practice5. Housing, criminal justice practice and social policy6. Employment, criminal justice practice and social policy7. Physical health/mental health, criminal justice practice and social policy8. Substance abuse, criminal justice practice and social policy9. Low income and poverty, criminal justice practice and social policy10. Children and families, criminal justice practice and social policy11. Ten ways in which a social policy focus can improve criminal justice practice

“A beautifully written, accessible book that puts social policy at the heart of criminal justice and tells us how, working in ten key ways, we can create necessary changes to improve criminal justice practice. An essential text for all criminology and social policy students, researchers and practitioners!” Maggie O’Neill, University College Cork