This article addresses social work's place in the movement to “defund the police.” We argue
that social work's collaboration with police and use of policing constitutes carceral social …

Our ability to provide affirming care to individuals who engage in sex work is limited by
punitive foundations of social work. This study originates from within the sex worker rights …

This article examines the intersections of the child protection, immigration and criminal
systems, and the carceral logics that undergird all three systems. Taking seriously call to …

This article engages with the field of social work's role in humanitarian and criminal legal
responses to sex work in the United States over the last century. Our historical review …

This article examines the intersections and paradoxes in out-of-home care (OOHC) for Black
youth involved in Ontario's child welfare system and the ways in which those experiences …

Understanding how therapists engage in clinical practice with clients in the sex trade is
essential to improving the quality and accessibility of mental health care for this stigmatized …

In this chapter, we focus on critical feminist theories and praxis to explore the social work
profession's engagement with sex trade in practice, policy, education, and research. We …