Prisoner Reformation and the Promise of Religion

Ross, Lee E.

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“…Religion, therefore, provided many inmates a context for reflecting on the adverse consequences of their criminality. This finding also corroborates with the works of Ross (2021) and O'Connor and Duncan (2011) that the practice of religion in prison improved the faith of inmates as well as provided the context for selfreflection. It is this (re)awakening that they attribute their de-socialisation.…”

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“…Evidence of their changed selves was the virtues of forgiveness, peace, love, forbearance, humility, and integrity. This finding supports the works of Banks et al (1975), Jensen (1981, Evans et al (1996), Baier and Wright (2001), Thirumalai (2004), Stansfield et al (2019), Ross (2021), that participation in religious activities made people either abstain from crime or reduce the risks for people to be associated with both minor and serious forms of criminal behaviours. Religion, per the testimonies shared by inmates, helped de-internalise their criminal values as well as aided inmates to internalise new norms and values based on the precepts of their religious faith.…”

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The material conception of religion among inmates in the Ankaful maximum security prison, Ghana

Yin

2022

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In the field of penology, very few studies have paid attention to the role of religion in prison. The sparse scholarly studies are largely focused on the advanced countries, and rarely on prisons in Africa. In addition, the findings on the impact of religion on inmates have yielded mixed results. This study examined the role of religion as a facet of inmates’ social relationships. It is argued that the decision of inmates to participate in religious activities is not necessarily for redemption but for materialism. The study settled on a mixed method approach to data collection. The data revealed that inmates who participated in religious activities did so purposely for the material benefits associated with the practice of religion. Religion provided inmates the context for contemplating their lives and mortality. The study concludes that religious beliefs and practices; regardless of how it comes to be experienced within the confines of the prison, are powerful forces that influence the conduct of prisoners, prison officials and civil society organisations.

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The material conception of religion among inmates in the Ankaful maximum security prison, Ghana

Yin

2022

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“…As noted by Ross (2021), in the criminal legal system, punishments should create direct results and benefits for all parties involved: the offender, the victim, and society in general. However, the state's criminal justice system focuses on punishing the offender, failing to restore the relationship between the offender and victim damaged by the crime, and provide sufficient compensation to the victim.…”

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“…As pointed out by Ross (2021), regardless of religious denomination, there is a doctrine of forgiveness and restoration. From many passages of Christian scriptures, one can recapture the heartbeat of God for restoration, reconciliation, and peace (Allard and Northey 2001, pp.…”

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How Buddhism Plays a Role through Victim-Offender Mediation in Handling the Challenges of Crime in China’s Tibet

Feng

2021

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Religion plays a significant role in the way Western societies respond to criminal offenses. However, the research on how religion plays a role in handling the challenges of crime in non-Western countries is lacking. In this study I try to close this research gap by analyzing the victim-offender mediation in China’s Tibet, where influenced by religion, history and culture, a set of local solutions to control criminal offenses have traditionally been formed. Based on the field survey and second-hand information, I discuss how religious factors play a role in local victim-offender mediation in terms of the basis for mediation, mediator, mediation tactics, and guarantee for mediation agreement. While Buddhism acts as a form of self-control over the adherents of Buddhism, it works as a form of social control as well. Buddhist lama as the main mediator strategically uses Buddhist principles as mediation tactics in victim-offender mediation. After the mediation agreement is reached, religious ceremony is usually conducted as a guarantee. In conclusion I summarize the possible contribution of the research findings to the basic issues of restorative justice.

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Désistance, religion et spiritualité : religion, spiritualité et processus de désistance

Pelz,

Glowacz

2024

Criminologie

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La religion et la spiritualité ont toujours occupé une place au sein de la société, variable selon les époques. Néanmoins, les recherches s’intéressant à leur place dans le processus de sortie de la délinquance sont limitées dans le champ de la criminologie. L’objectif de notre étude réalisée en Belgique et en France était de comprendre comment religion et spiritualité peuvent soutenir le processus de désistance. Sept entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès d’hommes et de femmes adultes auteurs d’infractions, et analysés selon la méthodologie qualitative d’analyse thématique de contenu. Religion et spiritualité apparaissent dans les matériaux comme soutien à la désistance, soutenant les comportements prosociaux et le développement identitaire des participant·e·s. Ces deux concepts sont également liés à d’autres facteurs impliqués dans les trajectoires de désistance des personnes rencontrées.

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Prisoner Reformation and the Promise of Religion

Abstract: Why do so many prisoners seek religious instruction and guidance while incarcerated [...]

Cited by 3 publications

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The material conception of religion among inmates in the Ankaful maximum security prison, Ghana

The material conception of religion among inmates in the Ankaful maximum security prison, Ghana

How Buddhism Plays a Role through Victim-Offender Mediation in Handling the Challenges of Crime in China’s Tibet

Désistance, religion et spiritualité : religion, spiritualité et processus de désistance

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