Imprisonment is a criminal sanction that eliminates the freedom of perpetrators with the aim
of providing a deterrent effect so as not to commit criminal acts and improve behavior in …

Forensic social work is often portrayed as a specialized area within the field of social work.
Nevertheless, the target group of forensic social work is confronted with a variety of …

This article will argue that Nancy Fraser's (,) notion of 'progressive neoliberalism'provides a
conceptual lens that can be effective in the development of a critical analysis of mental …

Social work in prisons not only works with and for people who are confined; it also
constitutes a form of social work that is carried out under conditions of confinement. This …

Since the early 2000s, Turkey's youth justice system has undergone extensive reforms.
However, it is centred around high-security remand imprisonment. Based on the research …

The implementation of social work is strongly influenced by the contexts in which it operates.
In the last thirty to forty years, the key context has been the neoliberalisation of society. The …

The research literature exploring prison work includes few studies that address the
perspective of a prisoner's needs. In this paper, we argue that adopting the lens of a thin and …

While a broad debate on carceral geographies has been part of human geography and
related disciplines in English-speaking academia, there are only scarce publications among …

Praca socjalna, traktowana jako specyficzne pole praktyk społecznych, służących z jednej
strony wspieraniu, pomaganiu i rozwiązywaniu problemów, z drugiej zaś, jako pole …

This article will discuss the work of the late cultural and political theorist Professor Stuart Hall
(1932–2014). Hall made hugely significant contributions in cultural studies. In addition, he …