Social workers' roles in the criminal justice system: Adapting to the USA's changing attitudes towards the death penalty, 1953-2001
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The US public is all in favor of the capital punishment, as they believe that the death penalty is a means of deterring crime and there is a need for a public vengeance for victims. The government is trying to change this trend with the help of social workers who can provide the families of the convicted with better support and can also ask them to speak to the public about the personal effects of capital punishment thus educating people on a larger and more comprehensive scale.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 2006
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Medical social work in Malaysia: Issues in practice
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A social worker's personal experiences of medical social work in both Malaysia and the US as British-trained social work academic are illustrated. Social work continues to struggle to achieve recognition and the status that it fully deserves through attempts to reinforce the notion of a professional elite in Malaysia.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 2005
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Life and death decisions: America's changing attitudes towards genetic engineering, genetic testing and abortion, 1972-98
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The attitudes towards genetic engineering, testing and abortion among Americans are examined.
Publication Name: International Social Work
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0020-8728
Year: 2003
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