Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Forensic social workers, sometimes called criminal justice social workers, are a critical component of the U.S. legal system.

This article comprises excerpt from a guide on Community Care Inform Adults about the role of forensic social workers. The guide is written by Jeremy Dixon, a lecturer in social work at the University ...

The process may also call on other health professionals such as social workers and physicians. Forensic therapy, forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry and forensic expert witnesses at criminal ...

The expectations of social workers working in forensic mental health services have been set out in guidance published by the Department of Health. The ‘capabilities framework’, which includes a ...

Working in the clinical field for more than 15 years, I often see how mental health intersects with the legal system in ways that demand not just compassion, but also specialized expertise.

said forensic scientists could explore working as forensic social worker. Speaking on ‘Beyond the conventional roles - a step forward’ on the inaugural day of ‘KAMLSCON 2023”, the two-day ...

Veronica Cruz, chairperson of the National Association of Social Workers-Maryland’s committee on forensic social work, and Lori James-Townes, director of social work for Maryland’s Office of ...