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Journal of Forensic Social Work is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Child Abuse and Trauma.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Forensic Social Work 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Child Abuse and Trauma Social Work Education and Practice Homelessness and Social Issues
ISSN1936-928X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.53
h-index14
i10-index24
Total citations685
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Alabama
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of Forensic Social Work per year

16
2011
14
2012
19
2013
12
2014
6
2015
17
2016
6
2022
17
2023
7
2024
12
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Forensic Social Work by publication year

192
2011
81
2012
114
2013
109
2014
16
2015
107
2016
14
2022
29
2023
5
2024
4
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of Forensic Social Work

Trauma and Substance Abuse Among Women in Prostitution: Implications for a Specialized Diversion Program

Shelly A. Wiechelt, Corey S. Shdaimah · 20 Sep 2011

This study was undertaken to inform the implementation of a specialized prostitution diversion program to help women quit prostitution and avoid criminal prosecution. Data on 17 women’s experience of trauma and substance abuse and their views on how these experiences affected their involvement in prostitution were gathered in focus groups and face-to-face interviews (including measures…

Evolution of Forensic Social Work in the United States: Implications for 21st Century Practice

Tina Maschi, Mary Lou Killian Searles · 2 Feb 2011

This article maps the evolution of forensic social work in the United States in light of its past history and future possibilities. It begins with English Poor Laws of 1601 and Colonial Era and the establishment of forensic policy in the North American colonies, then focuses on the late 19th and early 20th century creation…

An Examination of Management Strategiesand Attitudes Among Probation Officers

James R. Andretta, Terri Odom, Fannie Barksdale et al. · 14 Nov 2014

The authors examined management strategy profiles in probationofficers (POs; N¼57; African American¼96%; male¼53%)using Probation Practices Assessment Survey scores. Results of acluster analysis yielded three profiles: compliance, therapeutic,and intensive. POs with a compliance profile were characterizedby high frequency of deterrence and confrontation strategies andless frequent use of behavioral, counseling, and restorative strate-gies when compared to colleagues.…

Aging, Mental Health, and the Criminal Justice System: A Content Analysis of the Literature

Tina Maschi, Samantha L. Sutfin, Brendan O’Connell · 13 Dec 2012

Whereas older adults in the criminal justice system are a significant public health concern, there has been little research examining mental health among this population. This content analysis attempts to fill that gap by examining the international peer-reviewed empirical journal articles on mental health and older adults in the criminal justice system. English-language articles that…

Facilitating Maltreated Children’s Use of Emotional Language

Elizabeth C. Ahern, Thomas D. Lyon · 27 Nov 2013

This study examined the effects of rapport (emotional, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NICHD]) and prompt type (what-next, cued-action, cued-emotion, what-think) on one hundred forty-two 4-9-year-old maltreated children's spontaneous and prompted emotional language. Children in the emotional-rapport condition narrated the last time they felt good and the last time they felt bad…

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What reference style does Journal of Forensic Social Work use?
Journal of Forensic Social Work uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Forensic Social Work 12 (3): 45–58.
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