Screen LibraryMuslims in US prisons : people, policy, practice /
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| Published: |
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | Boulder : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015]. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vii, 255 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217 - 240) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781626371682 (hc : alk. paper) : 1626371687 (hc : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | HV8865 |
| CLC: |
D771.263 D971.267 |
| Call Number: | D971.267/M987 |
| Contents: |
Exploring Islam in US prisons / Muslim history and demographics, in and out of prison / Islamic perspectives on crime, punishment, and prison / Challenges in research / Religious rights, religious discrimination / Conversion : motives, patterns, and practices / Imams in prisons : balancing faith and religious politics / Detention immediately after September 11 / Prison Islam in the age of sacred terror / "Prislam" myths and realities / Policy responses, personal implications / Muslims in US security prisons / Building a better understanding of religion, corrections, and society / |