Religion, Faith and Crime : Theories, Identities and Issues /: Theories, Identities and Issues. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Kim Sadique, Perry Stanislas.
• Editors: Sadique, Kim; Stanislas, Perry
• Contents: Introduction: Religion, Faith and Crime in Context; Kim Sadique and Perry Stanislas -- Part I. Historical and Theoretical Context -- Chapter 1. The Effect of Religion on Crime and Deviancy: Hellfire in the 21st Century; Kim Sadique -- Chapter 2. Is Lex Talionis 'Caput' in a Modern CJS: The Religio-Cultural Context of Punishment; Kim Sadique -- Chapter 3. Disability and Religious Cosmologies-A New Interpretation of Disablist Hate; Alan Roulstone -- Chapter 4. Faith, Mental Health & Deviance: Possession or Illness?; Stephen Handsley -- Chapter 5. Theorising Religion, Crime and the System of Criminal Justice: A Moral Rconomy Perspective; Philip Whitehead -- Part II. Identities and Issues -- Chapter 6. Cultural Beliefs, Witchcraft and Crimes in South Africa; Theodore Petrus -- Chapter 7. Challenges of Late Modernity, Religion, Homophobia, and Crime: Police and Criminal Justice Reform in Jamaica and Uganda; Perry Stanislas -- Chapter 8. Child Abuse and the Church; Jodi Death -- Chapter 9. "Rejected and dejected": The Impacts and Contexts of Islamophobic Violence; Barbara Perry -- Chapter 10. "If There is a God I Will be Allowed to Enter Heaven as All Other Martyrs" -- Anders Behring Breivik and Religiously inspired 'Righteous Slaughter'; James Treadwell -- Chapter 11. Polygamy, American Style: Empire, Faith, Law and Bad Public Policy; Jacob W. Petterchak -- Chapter 12. Power and Citizenship in the Social Media Networks: British Muslims, Crime Prevention and Social Engagement; Noureddine Miladi -- Chapter 13. Spirituality and the Black Community: Criminality, Victimisation and Wellbeing; Bertha Ochieng -- Chapter 14. Changing Religious Influences: Young People, Crime and Extremism in Nigeria; Perry Stanislas and Iyah Iyah -- Chapter 15. Faith and Identity in Prison; Alison Booker and Helen Dearnley.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (XIX, 385 pages)
• Subjects: 364; Criminology; Social sciences; Religion and sociology; International criminal law; Crime -- Sociological aspects; Juvenile delinquents; Corrections; Punishment; Corrections; Crime -- Sociological aspects; International criminal law; Juvenile delinquents; Punishment; Religion and sociology; Social sciences; Social Science -- Penology; Social Science -- Criminology; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Law -- International; Penology & punishment; Juvenile offenders; Religion & beliefs; Religious issues & debates; International criminal law; Crime—Sociological aspects; Crime & criminology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137456205; 1137456205; 1137456191; 9781137456199
• Related ISBNs: 1137456191; 9781137456199
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.