Backgrounds and motivations of faith-based halfway-house volunteers.

Halfway-house;Volunteers;Faith-based organizations;Transitional living;Offender programming;Backgrounds and motivations

Andrew Stephen Denney

University:University of Louisville

Department:Department of Justice Administration

关键词: Halfway-house;    Volunteers;    Faith-based organizations;    Transitional living;    Offender programming;    Backgrounds and motivations;   

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来源: The Universite of Louisville's Institutional Repository

【 摘 要 】

This study examines the backgrounds and motivations of individuals who volunteer for aProtestant Christian faith-based halfway-house for recently released offenders. Drawingon eight in-depth interviews with volunteers from a faith-based ministry located in aSouthern city, the study examines how and why volunteers come to their positions andwhat they perceive as rewards of their work. Typically, volunteers report receiving morebenefits themselves than they perceive offender clients receiving. Chief among perceivedrewards are a transparent community in which volunteers could safely share personalaspects of themselves than what they could experience elsewhere. This study providesvaluable information to scholars, legislators, and correctional professionals by showingthat faith-based ministries do not necessarily emphasize the religious aspect of theirprogram.