Sexual crime, religion and spirituality

Winder, B., Blagden, N., Hocken, K., Elliott, H., Lievesley, R. and Banyard, P., eds. (2019) Sexual crime, religion and spirituality. Sexual Crime . Palgrave, London. ISBN 9783030260408

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Abstract

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? The book asks and answers these questions and more in a unique collection of chapters – from academics, chaplains and prisoners. The book 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. The book concludes with a thoughtful journey through the book 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.

Item Type:	Book
Divisions:	School of Social Science
Depositing User:	Helen Swaby
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2019 13:27
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2019 13:27
URI:	https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/667

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