RT Article
T1 The practice of spiritual criminology: a non-doing companionship for crime desistance
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 67
IS 4
SP 420
OP 441
A1 Amitay, Gila
A2 Ronʾel, Nati
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1831317877
AB Spiritual criminology (SC) is an umbrella term for various criminological theories, models and practices that share reference to the spiritual dimension of human existence. Informed by a growing body of research that applies spiritual approaches to various aspects of criminology, SC attempts to provide a common thread shared by most approaches to spirituality: a voluntary self-journey that begins with an elevated level of self-centeredness and is aimed at self-transformation. Based on an extensive review of the literature, this paper proposes three general principles for spiritual accompaniment of people who offended: mindful non-doing, being and acting; love and compassion; and compassionate inclusion. These principles can be applied by combining several practices: renouncing control over knowledge, process and outcomes; creating a moral atmosphere that includes forgiveness and nonjudgment; and self-modeling. SC is shown to contribute to the rehabilitation of people who offended and also to crime prevention.
K1 Anteilnahme
K1 Achtsamkeit
K1 Spiritual criminology
K1 Mindfulness
K1 non-doing
K1 Forgiveness
K1 Compassion
DO 10.1177/0306624X211066828