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How realistic are media portrayals of radical, "homegrown" Islamic terrorists filling US prisons? With prisons a fertile recruiting ground for Islam, what impact does the religion have on life behind bars? Muslims in US Prisons systematically explores the cultural, legal, political, and re...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ammar, Nawal (Autor)
Otros Autores: Ammar, Nawal H. (Contribuidor), Couture-Carron, Amanda (Contribuidor), Forsythe, David P. (Contribuidor), Hamm, Mark S. (Contribuidor), Hiller, Timothy (Contribuidor), Kusha, Hamid (Contribuidor), Marcus, Kenneth L. (Contribuidor), Marvasti, Amir (Contribuidor), Quraishi, Muzammil (Contribuidor), Sheikh, Irum (Contribuidor), Weaver, Robert R. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
Temas:
Corrections > United States.
Muslim prisoners > United States.
Prisoners > Religious life > United States.
Prisons > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Exploring Islam in US Prisons
  • Part 1 Context
  • 2 Muslim History and Demographics, in and out of Prison
  • 3 Islamic Perspectives on Crime, Punishment, and Prison
  • 4 Challenges in Research
  • Part 2 Living and Spreading Islam in Prison
  • 5 Religious Rights, Religious Discrimination
  • 6 Conversion: Motives, Patterns, and Practices
  • 7 Imams in Prisons: Balancing Faith and Religious Politics
  • Part 3 After September 11
  • 8 Detention Immediately After September 11
  • 9 Prison Islam in the Age of Sacred Terror
  • 10 "Prislam" Myths and Realities
  • 11 Policy Responses, Personal Implications
  • 12 Muslims in US Security Prisons
  • Part 4 Conclusion
  • 13 Building Better Understandings of Religion, Corrections, and Society
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book

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