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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Social Workers Study the Law: Knowledge for Practice | |
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| Participation in the Legal System | |
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| The Nature of the Law | |
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| Learning About the Law | |
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| Inductive Reasoning: From Practice Problems to Legal Principles | |
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| Exploring Jurisprudence: Legal Philosophy | |
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| Naturalism | |
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| Legal Positivism | |
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| Schools of Legal Thought | |
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| Recent Legal Reform Movements | |
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| The Development of the Law | |
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| Judicial, Legislative, and Administrative Processes | |
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| Comparing Criminal and Civil Law Procedures | |
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| The Structure of the Court System | |
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| Rules and Cases: Common Law Development | |
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| The Practice of Law | |
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| The Advocacy System and the Roles of Legal Professionals | |
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| Introduction to Legal Reasoning | |
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| Legal Knowledge for Social Workers | |
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| The Litigation Process: Dissecting a Court Case | |
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| The Stages of a Lawsuit or Criminal Trial | |
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| Protection of Individuals and the Preservation of Social Order | |
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| Constitutional Protections and American Values | |
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| Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure | |
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| Influencing Legal Policy | |
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| How Courts Make Legal Decisions About People's Lives | |
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| Balancing Legal Rights and Social Needs | |
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| The Process and Orientation of Family and Juvenile Courts | |
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| The Process and Orientation of Probate Court | |
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| Judicial Responses to Social Problems | |
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| Torts: How the Law Provides Compensation for Injury and Deters Unsafe Practices | |
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| Elements of Negligence and Malpractice Actions | |
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| Intentional Torts | |
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| Benefits to Social Work Practice | |
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| Contracts and Other Legal Issues in the Management of Social Work Practice | |
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| Basic Principles of Contract Law | |
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| Contracts with Clients: Informed Consent | |
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| Contracts with Managed-Care Organizations | |
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| Legal Issues in Agency Management | |
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| Legal Issues in the Business of a Private Practice | |
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| Legal Research | |
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| Statutory Law | |
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| Case Law | |
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| Electronic Legal Research | |
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| References | |
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| Cases and Laws Cited | |
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| Index | |