Creating Penitents in Penitentiaries. Todd R. Clear and others.
by Clear, Todd R; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 406Institutions. Publisher: World & I, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Crime | Criminals -- Rehabilitation | Prison sentences | Prisoners -- Religious life | Punishment in crime deterrence | RecidivismDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The word penitentiary (a place for repentance) possesses strong religious implications, referring especially to the possibility of redemption." (WORLD & I) This article examines "how the prison systems work (or don't work) in present-day secular society and how a return to religion may be decreasing recidivism."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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| REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 62 No Resources, No Results. | REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 62 Lawful Re-Entry. | REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 62 Prison Break: Crime and Redemption. | REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 63 Creating Penitents in Penitentiaries. | REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 64 In Arms Way: Taking Aim at the Global Gun Trade. | REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 64 Group Sees Lax Oversight of 'High-Crime' Firearm Dealers. | REF SIRS 2005 Institutions Article 65 Dumpster-Diving for Your Identity. |
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Creating Penitents in Penitentiaries, Dec. 2003; pp. 16-35.
"The word penitentiary (a place for repentance) possesses strong religious implications, referring especially to the possibility of redemption." (WORLD & I) This article examines "how the prison systems work (or don't work) in present-day secular society and how a return to religion may be decreasing recidivism."
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