Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Section I: Introduction and overview. 1. Forensic social work in the 21st century / David W. Springer and Albert R. Roberts -- Section II: Forensic risk assessment, roles, and specialized practices. 2. Double jeopardy : risk assessment in the context of child maltreatment and domestic violence / Aron Shlonsky and Colleen Friend -- 3. Prevention of prisoner sudden deaths : safety guidelines and suicide screening protocols / Kenneth R. Vender and Albert R. Roberts -- 4. Forensic social work and expert witness testimony in child welfare / Carlton E. Munson -- 5. Expert testimony on woman battering and its effects / Evan Stark -- 6. The role of the forensic social worker in developing mitigation evidence / John P. Niland -- 7. Emerging trends in batterer intervention programming : equipping forensic workers for effective practice / Fred Buttell and Michelle Mohr Carney --

Section III: Juvenile justice process, assessment, and treatment. 8. Treatment effectiveness with dually diagnosed adolescents : implications for juvenile offenders / Kimberly Bender, Johnny S. Kim and David W. Springer -- 9. Forensic practices and serving dually diagnosed youth involved with the juvenile justice system / Gerald Landsberg and Jo Rees -- 10. Psychopathic traits in juveniles / Diana Falkenbach -- 11. Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' rolling with resistance : motivational interviewing in juvenile justice settings / Sarah W. Feldstein and Joel I. D. Ginsburg -- 12. From Augustus to BARJ : the evolving role of social work in juvenile justice / Jonathan B. Singer -- 13. Social work in juvenile courts / Allison Benesch, F. Carole Bryant and Richard LaVallo -- 14. Multisystemic treatment of serious clinical problems in youths and their families / Scott W. Henggeler, Ashli J. Sheidow and Terry Lee -- 15. Treatment of mentally ill juvenile offenders / Lisa Rapp-Paglicci -- 16. Overrepresentation of African Americans incarcerated for delinquency offenses in juvenile institutions / James Herbert Williams, Peter S. Hovmand and Charlotte L. Bright --

Section IV: Forensic services and programs for adult offenders. 17. Drug courts / Steven Belenko, David DeMatteo and Nicholas Patapis -- 18. Jail mental health services / Diane S. Young -- 19. Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in inmates with histories of substance use / Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak and Isabel M. Rose -- 20. Best practices with HIV infected/affected incarcerated women / Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, Michele A. Rountree and Danielle E. Parrish -- 21. Aftercare and recidivism prevention / Jose B. Ashford, Bruce D. Sales and Craig Winston LeCroy --

Section V: Restorative justice and victim-offender mediation. 22. Victim-offender mediation and forensic practice / Marilyn Peterson Armour and Mark S. Umbreit -- 23. Restorative justice : cultural and gender considerations / Katherine van Wormer and Morris Jenkins -- 24. Posttrauma intervention : basic tasks / Gary Behrman and William H. Reid -- 25. Epilogue : social work and criminal justice? / Harris Chaiklin.