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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Published in:	Journal of progressive human services Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 37 - 62
Main Authors:	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
Language:	English
Published:	Binghamton Routledge 01.01.2021 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	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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