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Abstract: 

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 appear in the winter issue of JCC, will ask how religion works to rehabilitate offenders, will explore the spiritual history of incarcerated men and women and the religious process they go through while imprisoned, and will review the empirical research about the effectiveness of religion as a correctional intervention.

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Affiliations:  1: Oregon Department of Corrections.