This book reports on current research from several disciplines to help the reader understand the nature and impact of the relationship between faith based programs, religion, and offender rehabilitation. Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders is a unique resource; there has been very little research published on this important topic.
President Bush's faith-based initiative recognized that religion plays a role in the justice system and corrections that is overlooked but essentialt increases the role of community and caring in the system in a unique and important way. This pathbreaking book points the way toward a system of faith-based programs that are not only effective but also economical, as these programs are often staffed by volunteers.
