Editor-in-Chief
Robert L. Hawkins, PhD, MA, MPA
About the journal
Social Work Research publishes exemplary research to advance the development of knowledge and inform social work practice.
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Politics & Social Justice Collection
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Boston College Professor Robert Motley discusses the research he co-authored, "Prevalence and Correlates of Police Contact Anxiety among Male and Female Black Emerging Adults in St. Louis, Missouri."
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