by Ceema Samimi, MSSW, MPA
By Michael C. Gross, Institute for Advancing Justice Research and Innovation & Smart Decarceration Initiative, George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Over two million people are incarcerated in the United States, 2.3 million to be exact. I love this visual from the Prison Policy Initiative which displays all the facets of incarceration. Depending on the research, we don’t always consider the entire system resulting in under…
By Lindsey LaPointe, Illinois-based criminal justice advocate.
A previous Smart Justice blogger explained that social workers should acknowledge our expertise and knowledge to inform effective changes in…
by Kathleen M. Preble, MSW, PhD
We’ve all heard them. Stories about an exceptionally young female (usually White) who has been sexually trafficked by an older, sociopathic male (usually a…
Legalized Slavery Still Exists and Social Workers Need to Do Something About It
By Ceema Samimi, MSSW, MPA
by Katie Golieb, MSW https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-golieb-msw-97888a19/