Streams in the desert: exploring religion and spirituality among incarcerated women with lengthy sentences

A large body of research examines the effects of religion and spirituality on criminality and recidivism in the United States. The goal of much of this work has been to determine the effectiveness of various rehabilitation models with a majority of studies focusing on male offenders’ experiences. Th...

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Published in:Journal of spirituality in mental health
Authors: Whiteley, Kathryn M. (Author) ; Polson, Edward C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2021, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-76
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Women
B Violent offenders
B Spirituality
B Religion
B Prisoners
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Summary:A large body of research examines the effects of religion and spirituality on criminality and recidivism in the United States. The goal of much of this work has been to determine the effectiveness of various rehabilitation models with a majority of studies focusing on male offenders’ experiences. There is a dearth of research exploring women and crime and even less examining the life experiences of women serving lengthy sentences. In this paper, we address this gap in the literature by exploring what is known about religion and spirituality among women serving lengthy sentences for violent offending.
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2019.1647816