Byron R. Johnson, Michael Hallett, Sung Joon Jang

The Restorative Prison

Essays on Inmate Peer Ministry and Prosocial Corrections

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on work from inside some of Americaâ s largest and toughest prisons, this book documents an alternative model of "restorative corrections" utilizing the lived experience of successful inmates, fast disrupting traditional models of correctional programming.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 175mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9780367766375
• ISBN-10: 036776637X
• Artikelnr.: 62114962

Autorenporträt

Byron Johnson is Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. Michael Hallett is a Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of North Florida. Sung Joon Jang is Research Professor of Criminology at Baylor University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Consequences of Failing Prisons
2. Can Prisons Model Virtuous Behavior?
3. How Religion Contributes to Volunteerism, Prosocial Behavior, and Positive Criminology
4. The Disruptive Potential of Offender-led Programs: "Lived Experience" and Inmate Ministry
5. Offender-Led Religious Movements and Rethinking Incarceration
6. Wounded Healers in "Failed State" Prisons: A Case Study of Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman
7. Lessons We Can Learn from Prisoners
8. Toward Restorative Corrections: A Movement Well Underway
9. Epilogue