„Anfangs haben sie Schiss und nachher tanzen sie dir auf der Nase rum“ – Machtdynamiken in Arbeitsbeziehungen im justiziellen Zwangskontext.

The article "At first they are scared and afterwards they walk all over you" - Power dynamics in work relationships in the judicial coercive context" deals with the significance of power in the work relationship between social workers and delinquent youth. An empirical study from German-speaking Switzerland shows that power dynamics and interdependencies play an important role in collaboration. The article discusses how power phenomena in offender assistance could be addressed. The study examines power dynamics and dependencies between social workers and youth in the youth prosecution. Various aspects are critically questioned and possibilities for improving work relationships are highlighted. The author of the article is Prof. Dr. Patrick Zobrist from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Social Work. [Extracted from the article]