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May 24, 2026
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SOWK 573 - Forensic Social Work in the Criminal Legal System3 Credit Hours
Provides instruction on forensic social work practice in the adult and juvenile legal systems. These legal systems integrate social work roles in crime prevention, victim advocacy, law enforcement, court systems, carceral systems, re-entry, community supervision, and legislative oversight. Social justice and policy-specific issues such as community policing, mass incarceration, criminalizing homelessness/addiction/mental illness, and the school-to-prison pipeline will be examined. All levels of social work practice will be included with a special emphasis on critical theories, restorative practice models, evidence-based assessment/intervention/prevention strategies, and anti-oppressive ethics/practices.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): SOWK 503, 504, 510, 511, 515, 516, 519, 538, 542 and 544.
Comment(s): Advanced Standing satisfies prerequisites.
Registration Restriction(s): Graduate students only. Minimum student level graduate.
Registration Permission: Non-MSSW students may register with consent of instructor.
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