Prisons, Community Partnerships, and Academia: Sustainable Programs and Community Needs Originally Published in Federal Probation, 76(1), 30-34. Boghossian, P., Glavin, M., O ‘Connor, T., Boyer, J., & Conway, D. (2012). Prison, Community Partnerships, and Academia: Sustainable Programs and Community Needs. Federal Probation, …
Prison Chaplaincy: Fostering Humanist, Spiritual and Religious Way of Making Meaning The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life recently released a survey report: “Religion in Prisons: a Fifty State Survey of Prison Chaplains” which gave a glimpse into religion …
The Sociology of Humanist, Spiritual, and Religious Practice in Prison: Supporting Responsivity and Desistance from Crime Tom P. O’Connor*1, and Jeff B. Duncan2 1 Transforming Corrections, 1420 Court St. NE. Salem, Oregon 97301, USA 2 Oregon Department of Corrections, 2575 Center St. …
We all know that people who commit crime are a great danger to our families, friends, values and society. It helps to know, therefore, that these dangers can be overcome. We do not need to have more victims of crime. …
O’Connor, T & Bogue, B., Collaborating with the Community, Trained Volunteers and Faith Traditions; Building Social Capacity and Making Meaning to Support Desistence, October, 2010 in McNeill, Fergus., Rayner, Peter. & Trotter, Chris. (Eds.) Offender Supervision: New Directions in Theory, …
Bogue, B., Diebel, J. & O’Connor, T. (2008) Combining Officer Supervision Skills: A New Model for Increasing Success in Community Corrections. Perspectives: the Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association, 32, 31-45. Download the PDF Article Bogue, B., Diebel, …
O’Connor, T. Duncan, Jeff; Quillard, Frank. (2006). Criminology and Religion; The Shape of An Authentic Dialogue. Criminology & Public Policy, 5(3), 559-570. Download the Article PDF CRIMINOLOGY AND RELIGION: THE SHAPE OF AN AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE THOMAS P. O’CONNOR JEFF DUNCAN …
by Thomas P. O’Connor* Note: This is Part II of a two-part paper. Part I (JCC, Vol. 9, No. 1, Fall 2004) examined the history of the relationship between religion, crime, and rehabilitation and discussed the various theories regarding the …
A Community, Faith, and State Re-entry Partnership to Increase Restorative Justice By Thomas P. O’Connor, Tim Cayton, Scott Taylor, Rick McKenna and Norm Monroe Originally published Corrections Today, October 2004 Download PDF Faith-based prison initiatives, from the White House Several years …
Note: This first part of a two-part paper examines the history of the relationship between religion, crime, and rehabilitation and discusses the various theories regarding the impact that religion might have on reducing crime. The second part of the paper, to …