- What is the author’s purpose?
The author’s purpose was how social workers are sometimes confronted with criminals or criminal behavior daily. The author talks about the criminal justice system and how it works. The idea of how imprisonment and punishment works in the U.S. and the tensions between social workers and the criminal justice perspective regarding criminal behavior of their clients.
- What key questions or problems does the author raise?
The author talks about how there might be advantages and disadvantages in the criminal justice system among some specific population groups. How would social workers advocate for change and reform in the criminal justice system? The author also mentions how it might be a problem for juvenile or …show more content…
For example, in the book, on page 259, the author gives a chart of which is shown between the tensions between a social worker and juvenile justice personnel. (Exhibit 12.1). The author also shows the data crime rates of 1992 until 2011 and how it has changed for the better or worse within those years.
- What key concepts does the author use to organize this information, this evidence?
The author uses research and other sources from other users to provide and justify the evidence that 's being shown and brought to us as readers. The author uses key words and vocabulary and uses organizational time frame of which was year until now things have been happening.
- What key conclusions is the author coming to? Are those conclusions …show more content…
It is important to be different because professionals will treat them differently than the criminal justice system and due to this, things may never be solved accordingly. These conclusions is somewhat justified because it is true that the criminal justice system will view them different but that is because they only see the offense and punishment, social workers will try to avoid seeing them as criminals and try to help them the best way possible so it doesn 't repeat itself and will try to offer rehabilitation or some kind of treatment.
- What are the author’s primary assumptions?
The author’s primary assumptions is that these offenders have been victims themselves. The author also talks about how these offenders have been influenced by social, cultural, and familial environment in which they had no control over. This may be true but is not all necessarily true, there are many offenders whom have been raised wonderfully but still became criminals and many have been raised in such a bad environment but turned out to be a great leader in the future. It all depends on the person but, it is
common for an offender to act in such behavior due to their childhood experiences
The author’s purpose was how social workers are sometimes confronted with criminals or criminal behavior daily. The author talks about the criminal justice system and how it works. The idea of how imprisonment and punishment works in the U.S. and the tensions between social workers and the criminal justice perspective regarding criminal behavior of their clients.
- What key questions or problems does the author raise?
The author talks about how there might be advantages and disadvantages in the criminal justice system among some specific population groups. How would social workers advocate for change and reform in the criminal justice system? The author also mentions how it might be a problem for juvenile or …show more content…
For example, in the book, on page 259, the author gives a chart of which is shown between the tensions between a social worker and juvenile justice personnel. (Exhibit 12.1). The author also shows the data crime rates of 1992 until 2011 and how it has changed for the better or worse within those years.
- What key concepts does the author use to organize this information, this evidence?
The author uses research and other sources from other users to provide and justify the evidence that 's being shown and brought to us as readers. The author uses key words and vocabulary and uses organizational time frame of which was year until now things have been happening.
- What key conclusions is the author coming to? Are those conclusions …show more content…
It is important to be different because professionals will treat them differently than the criminal justice system and due to this, things may never be solved accordingly. These conclusions is somewhat justified because it is true that the criminal justice system will view them different but that is because they only see the offense and punishment, social workers will try to avoid seeing them as criminals and try to help them the best way possible so it doesn 't repeat itself and will try to offer rehabilitation or some kind of treatment.
- What are the author’s primary assumptions?
The author’s primary assumptions is that these offenders have been victims themselves. The author also talks about how these offenders have been influenced by social, cultural, and familial environment in which they had no control over. This may be true but is not all necessarily true, there are many offenders whom have been raised wonderfully but still became criminals and many have been raised in such a bad environment but turned out to be a great leader in the future. It all depends on the person but, it is
common for an offender to act in such behavior due to their childhood experiences