Sexual Crime, Religion and Spirituality, Hardcover by Winder, Belinda (EDT); ...

Sexual Crime, Religion and Spirituality, Hardcover by Winder, Belinda (EDT); Blagden, Nicholas (EDT); Hocken, Kerensa (EDT); Elliott, Helen (EDT); Lievesley, Rebecca (EDT), ISBN 3030260399, ISBN-13 9783030260392, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

This book offers a collection of original contributions to the literature on sexual crime, religion and spirituality. Does religion help people desist from sexual crime? Can it form the basis of interventions to rehabilitate people? Or does it provide justification and opportunity for committing it? What do the perpetrators say about their faith? What about the victims and survivors of sexual crime? Th asks and answers these questions and more in a unique collection of chapters – from academics, chaplains and prisoners. 

Th begins with an exploration of the role, history and development of chaplaincy in the prison system over the years, before providing a more personal look through the eyes of the Lead Chaplain at Rampton High Secure hospital in the UK. Subsequent chapters  weave together theories of desistance from sexual crime, and analyses of perpetrators’ accounts of their offending are also offered, alongside firsthand accounts of prisoners from a range of religions. Th concludes with a thoughtful journey through th by the Lead Chaplain at HMP Stafford, UK. It will provide fresh insights for students and scholars of psychology, criminology, theology and social work, as well as for practitioners, chaplains, and readers with an interest in learning about sexual crime, religion and spirituality.