The Social Work & Law Enforcement (SWLE) Project is dedicated to advancing the ethical and effective integration of social work services into law enforcement agencies by preparing social workers and social work students to assume roles in the emerging field of police social work.
Evolving Goals
- To create and sustain Police Social Workers
- Use research, training, supervision, and consulting to support social work and law enforcement partnerships
- To educate and train social workers and police to together
- To inform practice, research, and policy in law enforcement settings
- To employ evidence-based interventions, evaluate practice, and advocate for policy implementation
- Close the gap between the Social Work and Law Enforcement professions
- Bridge the divide between community and police
- Use transformative learning to educate social workers and police to address discrimination and micro-aggressions
- Combat disparate minority contact in the justice system
- Address mental health needs
- Advocate for anti-racist police policies that promote human rights and social justice while being accountable and responsive to the communities they serve
