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Background Information on Faith-Based Approaches to Crime Prevention and Justice

NCJ Number
178504
Author(s)
Shaun Haas; Mary Matthias
Date Published
November 1998
Length
37 pages
Annotation
This report describes means by which to encourage faith-based approaches to lessening crime rates, lowering recidivism and achieving restorative justice.
Abstract
The report is divided into four parts: (1) State-Funded Faith-Based Crime Prevention Programs in Wisconsin (Department of Corrections, Religious Practice by Inmates at Wisconsin Correctional Facilities, Department of Corrections’ Guidelines Governing Volunteers in Correctional Institutions, Department of Health and Family Services); (2) Faith-Based Crime Prevention Programs in Other States (The InnerChange Freedom Initiative in Texas, Activities of Faith-Based Organizations in the Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence); (3) Restorative Justice (Background, Philosophy, Restorative Justice in Practice); and (4) Constitutional Constraints on the Provision of Public Funds to Religious Organizations for Use in Crime Prevention and Intervention (Constitutional Issues, the Charitable Choice Provision of the Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and Related Constitutional Issues). Tables, appendixes