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Minorities, Crime, and Criminal Justice

by Janet L Lauritsen, Robert J Sampson
Willan Publishing (1998)

Abstract

Examines the influence of religious diversity on experiences of crime and justice, focusing on Muslims in Great Britain. Contents: Religious diversity, British Muslims, crime and victimisation, by Basia Spalek; Interpreting Islam: young Muslim men's involvement in criminal activity in Bradford, by Marie Macey; Muslim women's safety talk and their experiences of victimisations: a study exploring specificity and difference, by Basia Spalek; Policing after Macpherson: some experiences of Muslim police officers, by Douglas Sharp; Racism and religious discrimination in prison: the marginalisation of Imams in their work with prisoners, by Basia Spalek and David Wilson; Working with Muslims in prison-the IQRA Trust, by Salah el-Hassan; Human rights and Muslims in Britain, by Natassja Smiljanic; Conclusion: religious diversity and criminal justice policy, by Basia Spalek.

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