Social workers' roles in the criminal justice system: Adapting to the USA's changing attitudes towards the death penalty, 1953-2001

Article Abstract:

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.

Legal issues & crime, Crimes against, Social workers, Capital punishment

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Medical social work in Malaysia: Issues in practice

Article Abstract:

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.

Malaysia, Medical social work

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Life and death decisions: America's changing attitudes towards genetic engineering, genetic testing and abortion, 1972-98

Article Abstract:

The attitudes towards genetic engineering, testing and abortion among Americans are examined.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Genetic Engineering, Public opinion, Americans, Abortion

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