Muslims in US Prisons : People, Policy, Practice.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (264 pages)
Intro -- Title page -- copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- ch1-Exploring Islam in US Prisons -- Part1-Context -- ch2-Muslim History and Demographics, in and out of Prison -- Muslim Demographics in the United States -- Formation of Various US Muslim Communities -- The Number of Muslims in the United States -- Can Islam and American Ideals Coexist? -- Conclusion -- ch3-Islamic Perspectives on Crime, Punishment, and Prison -- Islamic Law and Its Sources -- US Islam and Pluralism -- Islamic Diversity in the United States -- Normative Islam's View of Crime and Punishment -- Prison as Punishment in Islam -- Prisoners in Islam -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch4-Challenges in Research -- Muslims in Prison: The UK Context -- Key Methodological Challenges -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part2-Living and Spreading Islam in Prison -- ch5-Religious Rights, Religious Discrimination -- Anti-Muslim Discrimination in the US Prison System -- The Homeland Security Justification and Muslim Inmates -- A Legal Frame for First Amendment Religious Freedom Jurisprudence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch6-Conversion: Motives, Patterns, and Practices -- Conversion to Islam in the Correctional Setting: Literature Review -- Method and Data -- Sample -- Data Collection -- Measures -- Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch7-Imams in Prisons: Balancing Faith and Religious Politics -- The Context of Islam in US Prisons -- Muslim Chaplaincy in US Prisons: Shifting Paradigms -- Method and Data -- Results -- Effect of Inmates' Crime on Choice o fReligious Leader Qualities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part3-After September 11 -- ch8-Detention Immediately After September 11 -- Resistance and Strategies -- Islam as a Resistance Strategy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch9-Prison Islam in the Age of Sacred Terror -- Clashing Viewpoints: The Research on Islam in Prison -- Enter Prison Islam. A Counterweight to Terrorist Recruitment in Prison -- Notes -- ch10-"Prislam" Myths and Realities -- Analyzing the Alarmist Case for Wahhabi Imperialism in US Prisons -- Back to Reality: The Myth of Wahhabi Imperialism -- Prison Paradox: Violence, Prison Gangs, and Religious Radicalization -- Sensibly Combating Prislam -- Conclusion -- Note -- ch11-Policy Responses, Personal Implications -- History of Islam in US Prisons -- 9/11 and Linking the Muslim Prison Population with Terrorism -- Effect s of 9/11 on Muslims and US Correctional Institutions -- Understanding Conversion in US Prisons in the Post-9/11 Era -- Issues Neglected in the Study of Muslims in US Prisons -- Expanding the Knowledge Base of Islamic Conversion in US Prisons -- Conclusion -- ch12-Muslims in US Security Prisons -- Some Background -- Early Policy and Practice Post-9/11, 2001-2004 -- Policy and Practice from 2005 -- Conclusion -- Part4-Conclusion -- ch13-Building Better Understandings of Religion, Corrections, and Society -- Barriers to Multidisciplinary Study of Muslims in US Prisons -- Muslims in US Prisons and Future Research -- Muslims in US Prisons: Knowledge Accumulation, Transfer, and Informed Policy -- Notes -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book.
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9781626375505
Muslim prisoners-United States. Prisoners-Religious life-United States. Prisons-United States. Corrections-United States.