Do religious programs in prison work? A quasi-experimental evaluation in the Israeli prison service

Objectives Despite the prevalence of religious-oriented rehabilitation programs, few studies have assessed the effects of these programs on recidivism. Prior studies have generally focused on Christian-based programs in the USA and also suffer from a range of methodological problems, making it diffi...

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Authors: Haviv, Noam (Author) ; Weisburd, David 1954- (Author) ; Ḥasisi, Badi (Author) ; Shoham, Efrat (Author) ; Wolfowicz, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 4, Pages: 505-533
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