Defund the Police: Moving Towards an Anti-Carceral Social Work

This article addresses social work's place in the movement to "defund the police." We argue that social work's collaboration with police and use of policing constitutes carceral social work. In defining carceral social work, we specify the ways in which coercive and punitive prac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of progressive human services Jg. 32; H. 1; S. 37 - 62
Hauptverfasser: Jacobs, Leah A., Kim, Mimi E., Whitfield, Darren L., Gartner, Rachel E., Panichelli, Meg, Kattari, Shanna K., Downey, Margaret Mary, McQueen, Shanté Stuart, Mountz, Sarah E.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Binghamton Routledge 01.01.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Schlagworte:
Abolition
Child abuse & neglect
Child welfare
Coercion
Collaboration
Community life
Gender-based violence
Indigenous peoples
Low income areas
Low income groups
Mental health
Police
School social work
School violence
Social work
transformative justice
White supremacy
ISSN:1042-8232, 1540-7616
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Zusammenfassung:This article addresses social work's place in the movement to "defund the police." We argue that social work's collaboration with police and use of policing constitutes carceral social work. In defining carceral social work, we specify the ways in which coercive and punitive practices are used to manage Black, Indigenous, other people of color, and poor communities across four social work arenas - gender-based violence, child welfare, schools, and health and mental health. To inform anti-carceral social work, we provide examples of interventions in these arenas that dismantle police collaborations and point to life-affirming, community-centered, and mutual aid alternatives.
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ISSN:1042-8232
1540-7616
DOI:10.1080/10428232.2020.1852865