State-Sanctioned Violence
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The helping professions and social scientists traditionally seek concepts and paradigms that can be used in shaping research and services focused on marginalized populations in the United States. Various perspectives have garnered attention across disciplines with intersectionality as a recent, salient example. However, state-sanctioned violence--built upon the foundation established by Intersectionality--introduces a purposeful socio-political agenda that is carried out by various levels of government to subjugate a group due to its beliefs, physical characteristics, and/or social circumstances. This book provides a conceptual foundation on state-sanctioned violence; critiques how this perspective holds relevance for social work research, education, and practice; examines specific examples of how and where state-sanctioned violence is manifested; and projects potential developments into the near future.
Melvin Delgado, PhD, is Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University. Specifically focusing on the Latino community, Dr. Delgado has over 40 years of practice, research, and scholarship centered on urban population groups. Born and raised in New York City, he has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach, research, and service delivery models stressing participatory democratic principles, cultural strengths, and community assets. Dr. Delgado has published numerous articles and 30 books on urban community practice topics. He is currently the Series Editor of Oxford University Press's Social Justice and Youth Community Practice Series.