The compelling case for low‐violence‐risk preclusion in American prison policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R. Reitz
Keyword(s):  
Violence Risk ◽  
Prison Policy ◽  
American Prison

Islam among African-American Prisoners

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Feddes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Demographic Group ◽  
Prison Policy ◽  
American Prison

African American prison inmates convert to Islam at a rate faster than any other demographic group in the United States. In this article, I focus on the Christian encounter with Islam among African Americans in prison. First, I examine the wider demographic and historical context influencing the rise of Islam among prisoners. I trace the tendency of African Americans initially to join heterodox Black Nationalist Islamic groups and then to move toward Sunni orthodoxy. I then explore why some African Americans, especially inmates, find Islam more attractive than other Americans do. I discuss prison policy changes that seek to accommodate Muslim practices within a society where the predominant faith is Christianity. Finally, I offer recommendations for Christians to meet challenges and seize opportunities in the encounter with Islam among African American prisoners.

Gender Differences in Violence Risk in Tertiary Psychiatric Patients Transferred to Community Care

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duncan Gordon Greig ◽  
Adam Joseph Evans Blanchard ◽  
Tonia Nicholls ◽  
Natalie Gagnon ◽  
Johann Brink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Violence Risk

Gender and violence risk assessment in prisons.

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet I. Warren ◽  
James M. Wellbeloved-Stone ◽  
Park E. Dietz ◽  
Sara B. Millspaugh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment
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