The effect of faith program participation on prison misconduct: The Life Connections Program

Scott D. Camp, Dawn M. Daggett, Okyun Kwon and Jody Klein-Saffran

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2008, vol. 36, issue 5, 389-395

Abstract: Faith-based programming is one of many potential tools for preparing inmates for successful reentry into society. The current study used official records of inmate misconduct and attitudinal survey data to investigate whether participation in a faith-based program reduced the likelihood of prison misconduct. The results indicated that program participation did lower the probability of engaging in serious forms of misconduct. No effect was discovered, though, for less serious forms of misconduct or for both types of misconduct considered simultaneously.

Date: 2008
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