Criminal records as predictors of harm. Stioning social work's reliance on records for gatekeeping.

Autor/inn/en	Bohrmann, Casey; Updyke, Alison; Radis, Brie
Titel	Criminal records as predictors of harm. Stioning social work's reliance on records for gatekeeping.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 22 (2022) 2, S. 338-359 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/24917
Schlagwörter	Bestrafung; Soziale Folge; Therapeut-Klient-Beziehung; Beruf; Ethik; Sozialarbeiter; Karriere; USA; Ausbildung; Analyse; Zugang; Ethik; Ausbildung; Beruf; Karriere; Sozialarbeiter; Soziale Arbeit; Analyse; Zugang; USA
Abstract	The National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics requires advocacy on behalf of groups experiencing oppression, and yet it can be difficult to recognize when the oppression is emanating from the profession itself. Social work has enacted numerous barriers to entry for people with criminal records, a group that disproportionately includes people who are poor, Black, disabled, and or LGBTQ+. While previous articles have examined the role of criminal records in the social work admission process, scholars have not comprehensively examined the role criminal records play throughout the career of a social worker. This article provides an overview of how records are used in higher education admissions, licensing, and employment, highlighting the limitations of criminal records as future indicators of harm. We argue that the broad use of criminal record checks not only harms marginalized individuals with records but is a disservice to clients who would benefit from the uniQUE strengths derived from their social work training and lived experience. We conclude with future policy directions informed by abolitionist practices including non-reformist reforms that can reduce barriers to entry into the profession and build upon the strengths of people with lived experience in the criminal legal system.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2023/1