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Applying Complexity Theory: Whole Systems Approaches to Criminal Justice and Social Work
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Complexity theory—which examines the dynamic interactions of parts in a system—has increasingly been used to study human organizations. This is the first book to explore its application to professions in criminal justice and social work. It brings together experts in this emerging theoretical field from a range of different perspectives, providing detailed but accessible discussions of the key issues at hand, including the nature of complex adaptive systems, their application to service delivery, and the efficacy and ethics of criminal justice and social work interventions. Together the contributors demonstrate the usefulness of complexity theory in addressing some of our most significant and intractable social problems. -- Provided by publisher
Keywords
Social sciences -- Research; Complexity (Philosophy); Criminal justice, Administration of;
Document Type
Book
ISBN
9781447311409
Publication Date
2014
Publisher
Policy Press
City
Bristol
Department
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
Object Description
xiii, 311 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Pycroft, Aaron and Bartollas, Clemens, "Applying Complexity Theory: Whole Systems Approaches to Criminal Justice and Social Work" (2014). Faculty Book Gallery. 173.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facbook/173
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Aaron Pycroft (Editor)
Clemens Bartollas (Editor)