I DO NOT HAVE THE TEXT BOOK. SORRY. Students will select a chapter from the Siegel and Welsh (2017) textbook and write an advocacy brief (paper) related to the topic. For example, if you select chapter 8, you will write an advocacy brief related to juveniles and gangs. If you select chapter 10, you will write an advocacy brief related to juvenile drug use and delinquency. You will use the textbook and other reliable references, such as academic journal articles and government websites, to write this paper. The following link provides an example of an advocacy (issue) brief Dr. Gallagher wrote related to racial and ethnic disparities in drug court outcomes:
https://ndcrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Racial_and_Ethnic_Disparities_in_Treatment_Courts.pdfLinks to an external site.
Please address these five points in your advocacy brief.
Please describe the juvenile justice topic and highlight the problem that this advocacy brief addresses.
Please describe what has been done, historically and currently, to address the problem.
Please describe the barriers to addressing the problem.
Please describe best practices/evidence-based practices in addressing the problem.
Steps 1 through 4 helped you analyze the problem. Based on your analysis, please provide an advocacy statement where you clearly list and articulate at least 5 recommendations related to what social workers can do currently and in the future to address the problem.
The advocacy brief is to be typed using Times New Roman 12 font, double-spaced with 1 inch margins. The length of the paper is 8 to 10 pages, not including a cover page and reference page. The paper should have five headings: 1) Problem; 2) Efforts to Address the Problem; 3) Barriers; 4) Best Practices; and 5) Advocacy Statement. The paper needs to be submitted in a WORD document in Canvas by the due date, please.
