Faith, Identity and Homicide: Exploring Narratives from a Therapeutic Prison (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783030862213)

This book explores the role that religion plays in the lives of imprisoned homicide offenders. Drawing on interviews in an English prison, the author examines how they narrate their life stories and how religion intersects with other categories to rebuild their personal identities after committing a crime and being labelled as murderers or killers. This book seeks to bridge the gap between macro and micro phenomena, examining religion as both a social institution and a personal experience. It also explores the mediating role of institutions with regards to the nature and extent of their influence upon individual choices and actions, and provides insights into the nature of the therapeutic prison. It seeks to create some clarity of understanding the complex nature of religiosity, narrative, identity, desistance and rehabilitation whilst critically examining elements of social identity that may restrict or enhance this process. It provides a series of recommendations for organisations working with convicted homicide offenders/offenders and speaks to academics and practitioners in the fields of criminology, sociology, psychology and religious/theological studies.

Author: Shona Robinson-Edwards
ISBN-10: 3030862216
ISBN-13: 9783030862213
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2022
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.73d