Long-Term Recidivism among Federal Inmates Trained as Volunteer Prison Ministers

Investigates long-term recidivism among a group of federal inmates trained as volunteer prison ministers. Inmates participated in a two-week seminar on religious faith and leadership. Seminars were most effective with lower-risk subjects, white subjects, and especially women. Findings suggest that r...

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Published inJournal of offender rehabilitation Vol. 22; no. 1-2; p. 97
Main Author Young, Mark C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.09.1995
Subjects
Adults
Clergy
Correctional Institutions
Correctional Rehabilitation
Criminals
Delinquency
Minister Role
Prisoners
Recidivism
Volunteer Training
Volunteers
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Summary:Investigates long-term recidivism among a group of federal inmates trained as volunteer prison ministers. Inmates participated in a two-week seminar on religious faith and leadership. Seminars were most effective with lower-risk subjects, white subjects, and especially women. Findings suggest that religious programming may contribute to the long-term rehabilitation of certain kinds of offenders. (Author/KW)
ISSN:1050-9674
DOI:10.1300/J076v22n01_07