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Muslims in US prisons : people, policy, practice /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ammar, Nawal H., 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Exploring Islam in US prisons / Mark S. Hamm and Nawal H. Ammar
  • Muslim history and demographics, in and out of prison / Hamid Kusha
  • Islamic perspectives on crime, punishment, and prison / Nawal H. Ammar
  • Challenges in research / Muzammil Quraishi
  • Religious rights, religious discrimination / Kenneth L. Marcus
  • Conversion : motives, patterns, and practices / Nawal H. Ammar and Robert R. Weaver
  • Imams in prisons : balancing faith and religious politics / Nawal H. Ammar and Amanda Couture-Carron
  • Detention immediately after September 11 / Irum Sheikh
  • Prison Islam in the age of sacred terror / Mark Hamm
  • "Prislam" myths and realities / Timothy Hiller
  • Policy responses, personal implications / Amir Marvasti
  • Muslims in US security prisons / David P. Forsythe
  • Building a better understanding of religion, corrections, and society / Nawal H. Ammar.