American Bar Association Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Death Penalty Cases: Implications for Social Work

Autor/in	Andrews, Arlene Bowers
Titel	American Bar Association Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Death Penalty Cases: Implications for Social Work
Quelle	In: Social Work, 57 (2012) 2, S.155-164 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
DOI	10.1093/sw/sws033
Schlagwörter	Interviews; Guidelines; Biographies; Data Interpretation; Communication Skills; Ethics; Social Work; Law Enforcement; Death; Punishment; Public Policy; Lawyers; Specialists; Interdisciplinary Approach; Victims; Caseworkers; Mental Disorders; Records (Forms); Competence; Laws; Knowledge Level; Oral Language; Written Language; Court Litigation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Richtlinien; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Kommunikationsstil; Ethik; Soziale Arbeit; Gesetzesvollzug; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Bestrafung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Lawyer; Rechtsanwalt; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Victim; Opfer; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Formularsammlung; Kompetenz; Law; Recht; Wissensbasis; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Geschriebene Sprache; Rechtsstreit
Abstract	When a client faces a penalty of death, defense attorneys may call on social workers in many capacities: mitigation specialist, expert witness, consulting specialist, direct witness, or defense-initiated victim outreach worker. The American Bar Association set forth standards for capital defense attorneys, which led an interdisciplinary team to produce the "Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Death Penalty Cases" to promote the exceptional competence and diligence required when the consequence is life or death. This article summarizes the "Supplementary Guidelines," with implications for social work practice--that is, professional responsibility, competence, interviewing skill, knowledge of behavioral and mental impairment, records review, life history compilation, data interpretation, witness support, law-related knowledge, and testimony. The social work, which is scrutinized in a court of law, requires cultural competence, diverse oral and written communication skills, diligence, and the highest ethical standards. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10