Religions 2018, 9(6), 171; doi:10.3390/rel9060171 Article Women’s Engagement with Humanist, Spiritual and Religious Meaning-Making in Prison: Longitudinal Study of Its Impact on Recidivism Jeff Duncan 1, Richard Stansfield 2, Steve Hall 3 and Tom O’Connor 4,* 1 Oregon Department of …
Freedom Behind Bars: Meditation in Prison Study Conducted by Tom O’Connor and Sandford Nidich
Humanism, Spirituality and Religion in Prison Tom O’Connor talks about the appropriate role of Transcendental Meditation in the Oregon prison system
O’Connor, T. P., & Pallone, N. (Eds.). (2002). Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press. Explore the relationship between faith-based programs, religion, and offender rehabilitation! Purchase this book on Amazon.com. This book reports on …
Young, M., Gartner, J., O’Connor, T., Larson, D., & Wright, K. (1995). The Impact of a Volunteer Prison Ministry Program on the Long-term Recidivism of Federal Inmates. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 22(1/2), 97-118 Download the article PDF HERE The Impact …
O’Connor, T. P., Ryan, P., & Parikh, C. (1998). A Model Program for Churches and Ex-offender Reintegration. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 28(1/2), 107-126.
O’Connor, T. P., Erickson, V., Ryan, P., & Parikh, C. (1997). Theology and Community Corrections in a Prison Setting. Community Corrections Report On Law and Corrections Practice, 4(5), 67-68,75.
O’Connor, T. P., Hoge, D., & Alexander, E. (2002). The Relative Influence of Youth and Adult Experiences on Personal Spirituality and Church Involvement. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 41(4), 723-732.
Hoge, D. R., & O’Connor, T. P. (2004). Denominational Identity From Age Sixteen to Age Thirty-Eight. Sociology of Religion, 65(1), 77-85.
Crime is a source of great danger to our families, friends, values, and society. Five minutes of capricious violence can leave someone crippled for life or dead. A burglary can destroy a person’s feeling of security in their own home. …