Religious-based programming and reentry success: an examination of spirituality and its effects on post-release engagement, employment, and recidivism

Description

This study uses data from HopeWorks, a Christian, faith-based vocational program inside the Shelby County Division of Corrections in Memphis, Tennessee, to examine factors affecting reentry success. Specifically, this research examines how spirituality - using measures that assess both spirituality (measured at the end of the program) and change in spirituality (measured as the difference between pre- and post-program measures of spirituality) - affects released offenders' reengagement with the program, ability to obtain employment, and ability to refrain from reoffending.

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1. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5172
2. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6172&context=td

Tags

reentry

correctional programming

employment

job retention

recidivism

spirituality

religion

cognitive behavioral therapy

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-6172
Date	06 August 2021
Creators	Bosi, Allie C.
Publisher	Scholars Junction
Source Sets	Mississippi State University
Detected Language	English
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Theses and Dissertations