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Project

Worldview and detention.

The project 'Worldview and Detention' deals with the topic of spiritual rights for prisoners. The focus is on how these rights can be advocated at both societal and scientific level and how research on various subthemes can be initiated and coordinated. The place of religious and non-religious world views in a prison context will be studied, with a special interest for the approach of 'restorative chaplaincy'. At a more theoretical level, work will be done on the meaning of punishment and the functioning of the criminal justice system in light of the main spiritual traditions.
Date:1 Nov 2014 →  Today
Keywords:World views, Restorative Justice, Spiritual rights, Detention
Disciplines:Theology and religious studies, Other philosophy, ethics and religious studies not elsewhere classified, Criminology