Coming of Age of Criminal Justice Social Work in India

Roshni Shaikh

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India

Abstract:

This article highlights the growth of criminology in social work in India. The connection and interplay between Criminology and Social Work is explored. Subsequently, this article provides a background to the evolution of criminal justice social work as a field of practice in the Indian context. The way criminal justice social work has emerged highlights the various sub-sectors that currently exist within this field of practice, Criminal Justice social work holds a great potential in the Indian context.

Keyword:

Social Work in Criminology, Field of Practice, Sub-sectors, Criminal Justice Social Work.