Religious-based programming and reentry success: an examination of spirituality and its effects on post-release engagement, employment, and recidivism

Author

Allie C. BosiFollow

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Stacy H. Haynes

Committee Member

David C. May

Committee Member

Adele Crudden

Date of Degree

8-6-2021

Original embargo terms

Worldwide

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Sociology

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Sociology

Abstract

This study uses data from HopeWorks, a Christian, faith-based vocational program inside the Shelby County Division of Corrections in Memphis, Tennessee, to examine factors affecting reentry success. Specifically, this research examines how spirituality - using measures that assess both spirituality (measured at the end of the program) and change in spirituality (measured as the difference between pre- and post-program measures of spirituality) - affects released offenders' reengagement with the program, ability to obtain employment, and ability to refrain from reoffending.

Recommended Citation

Bosi, Allie C., "Religious-based programming and reentry success: an examination of spirituality and its effects on post-release engagement, employment, and recidivism" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 5172.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/5172