Admitting convicted felons to social work programs: Conceptual dilemmas and practices

Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Richard J. Gelles, Ram A. Cnaan

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Abstract

In this article, we review the ethical and legal dilemmas regarding the admission of convicted felons and study the practices used by American schools of social work. An important finding is that schools that are proactively engaged in asking for and processing felony conviction information are also more ethically engaged.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-100
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Social Work
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

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