Assessing Intermediate Outcomes of a Faith-Based Residential Prisoner Reentry Program  

Oleh:

Roman, Caterina G. ; Wolff, Ashley ; Correa, Vanessa ; Buck, Janeen

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Research on Social Work Practice vol. 17 no. 2 (Mar. 2007), page 199-215.
Topik: faith based; religiosity; spirituality; prisoner reentry programs; substance abuse treatment
Fulltext: 199.pdf (140.25KB)

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Objective: This study examined intermediate outcomes of a faith-based prisoner reentry program by assessing how client spirituality related to client- and program-level characteristics,investigating differences between completers and terminators, and examining how religious preference, religiosity/spirituality, religious salience, and incarceration’s impact on spirituality influenced program completion, satisfaction, and perceived progress. Method: The study employed independent t tests, chi-square tests, and regression models to examine the influence of predictor variables. Results: Religious preference was positively associated with progress and satisfaction. In addition, individuals reporting decreases in spirituality during prison were 34 times as likely to drop out of the program compared to those who had more positive in-prison spiritual changes. Salience, general religiosity/spirituality, and spiritual experiences did not predict outcomes. Implications of the findings are discussed.

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