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Integrating Smart Decarceration Content Across Social Work Curricula
Journal of Social Work Education (2021)
  • Diane Young, University of Washington Tacoma
  • Kathy R Trawver, University of Alaska, Anchorage
  • Abril N. Harris, University of Washington
  • Daniel Jacob, University of Southern California
Abstract
Given tremendous negative societal effects of mass incarceration, the social work profession’s investment in the Grand Challenge to Promote Smart Decarceration, and the call for criminal justice transformation, educational content that prepares social work students to engage in smart decarceration efforts is essential. This article presents strategies for integrating content on smart decarceration into courses across the social work curriculum, including human behavior in the social environment, practice, policy, research, and field education. Suggestions are included that address competencies on ethics, diversity, and justice. Rationale is provided for an integrated curricular approach and guiding principles are put forward. Equipping social work educators to prepare graduates to participate in smart decarceration efforts benefits the individuals and communities that the profession serves.
Keywords
  • mass incarceration,
  • decarceration,
  • social work
Publication Date
November 30, 2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.1997679
Citation Information
Diane Young, Kathy R Trawver, Abril N. Harris and Daniel Jacob. "Integrating Smart Decarceration Content Across Social Work Curricula" Journal of Social Work Education (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/diane-young/36/