Social Work, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty

Lauren A. Ricciardelli, PhD, LMSW, is Assistant Professor of Social Work at Troy University and a licensed social worker in the state of Georgia.

• Foreword, Ed RislerAuthor BiographiesIntroduction: The Important Role of Social Work I. Criminal Justice Considerations Chapter 1. Going, Going, Gone: The Death of Capital Punishment in the 21st Century, Marc BookmanChapter 2. Methodological and Procedural Considerations, John R. BarnerChapter 3. Jury Considerations in Capital Cases, John R. BarnerChapter 4. The History of Mitigation in Death Penalty Cases, Russell StetlerChapter 5. Social Workers in Capital Defense Practice: Demystifying Human Frailty / Empowering Conscience, Brian Kammer II. Sociopolitical ConsiderationsChapter 6. On Capital Punishment, Richard Dien WinfieldChapter 7. Structuralism, Neoliberalism, and the U.S. Criminal Justice, Larry NackerudChapter 8. The Criminalization of Poverty, Christopher R. LarrisonChapter 9. Mass Incarceration: The Politics of Race, Gender, and U.S. Prison, Michael Robinson, Sharon E. Moore, & A. Christson AdedoyinChapter 10. A Public Health Case for the Abolition of the Death Penalty, Elizabeth Beck, Cynthia Adcock, & Allison BantimbaChapter 11. Affecting Legislative Change from the Judicial Perspective, Timothy R. Saviello III. Social Work ConsiderationsChapter 12. Linking the Social Services and Criminal Justice Systems, Leon GinsbergChapter 13. Serious Mental Illness, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, Anna Scheyett & Katherine J. CrawfordChapter 14. Intellectual Disability, Criminal Justice, and the Death Penalty, Cliff Sloan & Lauryn FraasChapter 15. Immigration, Foreign Nationals, and the U.S. Death Penalty, Larry Nackerud & John BarnerChapter 16. The Death Penalty from the Family Perspective, Jennifer Schweizer & Elizabeth BeckChapter 17. The Relevance of Trauma and Secondary Trauma to Death Penalty Cases, Robyn PainterChapter 18. Advocacy, Activism, & Policy Practice: Social Workers as Advocates for Criminal Legal System Reforms, Marissa McCall Dodson Epilogue: Making a Seat at the TableGlossaryAppendix: Recommended Works and Resources

This book, intended for students, advocates, and anyone interested in social justice and the death penalty, offers an outstanding wealth of perspectives.