Download or read book In the Shadow of the Law written by Phillip A. Swain and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All those who work in the human services sector are constrained in what can be done by legislative and statutory requirements, and by the ethical imperatives of the legal system. Social workers, however, need to not just know the law, but to understand how law and legal systems can be utilised.