Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Forensic social work in the 21st century / David W. Springer and Albert R. Roberts -- Double jeopardy : risk assessment in the context of child maltreatment and domestic violence / Aron Shlonsky and Colleen Friend -- Prevention of prisoner sudden deaths : safety guidelines and suicide screening protocols / Kenneth R. Yeager and Albert R. Roberts -- Forensic social work and expert witness testimony in child welfare / Carlton E. Munson -- Expert testimony on woman battering and its effects / Evan Stark -- The role of the forensic social worker in developing mitigation evidence / John P. Niland -- Emerging trends in batterer intervention programming : equipping forensic workers for effective practice / Fred Buttell and Michelle Mohr Carney -- Treatment effectiveness with dually diagnosed adolescents : implications for juvenile offenders / Kimberly Bender, Johnny S. Kim and David W. Springer -- Forensic practices and dually diagnosed youth involved with the juvenile justice system / Gerald Landsberg and Jo Rees -- Psychopathic traits in juveniles / Diana Falkenbach -- Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' rolling with resistance : motivational interviewing in juvenile justice settings / Sarah W. Feldstein and Joel I.D. Ginsburg -- From Augustus to BARJ : the evolving role of the social worker in juvenile justice / Jonathan B. Singer -- Social work in juvenile courts / Allison Benesch, F. Carole Bryant, and Richard LaVallo -- Multisystemic treatment of serious clinical problems in youths and their -- families / Scott W. Henggeler, Ashli J. Sheidow, and Terry Lee -- Treatment of mentally ill juvenile offenders / Lisa Rapp-Paglicci -- Overrepresentation of African American incarcerated for delinquency offenses in juvenile institutions / James Herbert Williams, Peter S. Hovmand, and Charlotte L. Bright -- Drug courts / Steven Belenko, David DeMatteo, and Nicholas Patapis -- Jail mental health services / Diane S. Young -- Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in inmates with a history of substance use / Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak and Isabel M. Rose -- Best practices with HIV infected/affected incarcerated women / Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, Michelle A. Rountree, and Danielle E. Parrish -- Aftercare and recidivism prevention / Jose B. Ashford, Bruce D. Sales, and Craig Winston LeCroy -- Victim-offender mediation and forensic practice / Marilyn Peterson Armour and Mark S. Umbreit -- Restorative justice : cultural and gender considerations / Katherine van Wormer and Morris Jenkins -- Posttrauma intervention : basic tasks / Gary Behrman and William H. Reid.