Forgiveness and fundamentalism: Reconsidering the relationship between correctional attitudes and religion

    Authors

    B. K. Applegate; F. T. Cullen; B. S. Fisher;T. Vander Ven

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Criminololgy

    Keywords

    DEATH-PENALTY; CONSERVATIVE PROTESTANTISM; CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; CAPITAL-PUNISHMENT; PUBLIC-OPINION; DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES; SUPPORT; CRIME; PUNITIVENESS; ORIENTATIONS; Criminology & Penology

    Abstract

    Although research typically has failed to establish a relationship between religious affiliation and correctional attitudes, recent assessments have revealed that fundamentalist Christians tend to be more punitive than are nonfundamentalists. These strrdies have advanced our understanding considerably, but their conceptualization of religion and correctional attitudes has been limited. Using a statewide survey the present study demonstrates that compassionate as well as fundamentalist aspects of religious beliefs are related to public correctional preferences. Further, our results reveal that religion influences support for rehabilitation as well as punitiveness. These findings suggest the need for scholars to think more broadly about the role of religion in criminology.

    Journal Title

    Criminology

    Volume

    38

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2000

    Document Type

    Review

    Language

    English

    First Page

    719

    Last Page

    753

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000089470200002

    ISSN

    0011-1384

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