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Dr. Harry Dammer

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  • Harry R. Dammer, Ph.D.
    Sociology/Criminal Justice
    O'Hara Hall, Room  427
    The University of Scranton
    Scranton, PA 18510
    dammerh2@scranton.edu
    (570)941-5853

Bibliography on Religion in Prison

Adkins, W. (1996, Winter). The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993: Its Possible Effect on Correctional Facilities. The Keepers’ Voice’s, 17 (1), 26-28. (Published by IACO and the Office of International Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.)

Aleph Institute. (1998). Institutional Handbook of Jewish Practice and Procedure. Surfside, FL: Aleph Institute.

Bayse, D. J. (1993). Helping Hands: A Handbook for Volunteers in Prisons and Jails. Laurel, MD: American Correctional Association.

Call, J. E., & Samarkos, C. T. (1996, April). RFRA: Which Test is Best? Corrections Today, 58 (1),136.

Camp, Klein-Saffran, et al. (2006) An Exploration into Participation in a Faith-Based Prison Program. Justice Quarterly, Vol. 5, Number 3, 529-550.

Clear, T.R. Stout, B.D. Dammer, H.R. Kelly, L. Hardyman, P.L. and Shapiro, C. (1992). Final Report: Feasibility Study of the Impact of Religious Involvement on Prisoners. Published by Rutgers University. Presented to the Justice Fellowship Inc., Washington, D.C. 1992.

Creative Courseware, Inc. (1991). Religious Services Management Course. Kansas City, MO: Author.

Dammer, H.R. (2000) Religion in Corrections. Lanham, MD: American Correctional Association.

Dammer, H. R. (1992a). Piety in Prison. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International.

Dammer, H. R. (1996b). Religion in Prison. In Marilyn D. McShane & Frank P. Williams, III (Eds.), Encyclopedia of American Prisons (pp. 399-402). New York, NY: Garland Publishing.

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. (1993). American Indian Spirituality: Beliefs and Practices. Report of the Chaplaincy Work Group. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. (1993). An Analysis of the Unique Pastoral Needs of Women. Report of the Chaplaincy Work Group. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. (1992). Federal Bureau of Prisons Hispanic Work Group Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. (1992). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. A Report by the C haplains of the African-American Prison Group. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. (1984). Standards on Religious Beliefs and Practices of Committed Offenders. Number 5360.5

Ellwood, R. S., & Partin, H. B. (1988). Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Gartner, J., et. al. (1990). Final Report on Year One: Prison Fell owship Research Project. Washington, D.C.: Prison Fellowship Ministries. (Unpublished research project internal report prepared by the Institute for Religious Research, Loyola College, MD).

Grobsmith, E. (1994). Indians in Prison: Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

Guiley, R. E. (1989). The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. New York, NY: Facts on File.

Guilfoyle, M., & Kisto, R. A. (1994, September). Manual of Native American Religious Practices in Secure Confinement (NIC 94-J1160). Longmont, CO: Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections.

Hafiz, A., & Hamidullah, M. (Undated). Practicing Islam in Prison. In Federal Bureau of Prisons African American Work Group Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice.

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IACO and the Office of International Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois at Ch icago (pub.). Attention Correctional Officers: Current Profile–Religious Freedom Act. (1996, Winter). The Keepers’ Voice, 17, (1), 25-26.

Johnson, B. (1984) Hellfire and Corrections. Doctoral Dissertation. Ann Arbor,MI: 
Microfilms International.

Johnson, B. R., Larson, D. B., & Pitts, T. C. (1997, March). Religious Programs, Institutional Adjustment, and Recidivism Among Former Inmates in Prison Fellowship Programs. Justice Quarterly, 14 (1), 145-166.

Johnson, B. (2004). Religious Programs and Recidivism Among Former Inmates in Prison Fellowship Programs: A Long-Term Follow-up Study. Justice Quarterly, Vol. 2 No. 2. June 2004.

Johnson, B. (with David Larsen). The InnerChange Fredom Initiative: A Preliminary Evaluation of a Faith-Based Prison Program. Center for Research on Religion and Urban Society.

Jones, Mark. (2006). Criminals of the Bible: Twenty-Five Case Studies of Biblical Crimes and Outlaws. Faith Walk Publishing, MI: Grand Haven.

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Lincoln, C. E. (1961). The Black Muslims in America. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.

Lippy, C. H., & Williams, P. W.(Eds.). (1988). Encyclopedia of t he American Religious Experience: Studies of Traditions and Movements. New York, NY: Scribner.

McKinley, E. H. (1980). Marching to Glory: The History of the Salvation Army in the United States of America: 1880-1980. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row.

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Clear, T.R., & Sumter, M.T. (2002). Prisoners, prison, and religion: Religion and adjustment to prison. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 35 (3/4), 125-156

Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (1991). An analysis of the unique personal needs of women. Report of the Chaplaincy Work Group. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.

Farrington, B. (2003, December 25). Florida gets nation's first faith-based prison. New York: Associated Press, pp 1.

Johnson, B.R. (2002). Assessing the impact of religious programs and prison industry on recidivism: An exploratory study. Texas Journal of Corrections, 28, 7-11.

Johnson, B.R. (1987a). Religiosity and institutional deviance: The impact of religious variables upon inmate adjustment. Criminal Justice Review, 12, 21-30. 

Johnson, B.R. (1987b). Religious commitment within the corrections environment: An empirical assessment. In J.M. Day and W.S. Laufer (Eds.), Crime, Values, and Religion (pp. 193-209). Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp.

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