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Religion, Reform, Community: Examining the Idea of Church-Based Prisoner Reentry
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Religion, Reform, Community: Examining the Idea of Church-Based Prisoner Reentry
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McRoberts, Omar M.
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Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC)
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Published 2002.
10 pages.
Related Topics
Offender reintegration
(Reentry)
Religion
(Offender Services)
"[T]wo apparent assumptions underlying current discussions about church-based prisoner reentry programs" are examined (p. 2). The first assumption is that churches are ideally suited to effect "permanent behavior change" in ex-offenders. Secondly, churches are assumed to be "open communities" willing and able to serve nonmembers and members alike while also being involved in the neighborhoods in which they are physically located.
Accession Number: 020629
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