160 Pages
by
Willan
160 Pages
by
Willan
160 Pages
by
Willan
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This book brings together research into key aspects of the interconnections between Islam, crime and the criminal justice system in Britain, a particularly timely collection in the light of both the recent disturbances in several northern English cities as well as the impact of the events of 11 September 2001 and their aftermath.
Chapters in the book focus on young Muslim men and criminal... Read more
Introduction 1. Religious diversity, British Muslims, crime and victimisation, Basia Spalek 2. Interpreting Islam: young Muslim men's involvement in criminal activity in Bradford, Marie Macey 3. Muslim women's safety talk and their experiences of victimisation, Basia Spalek 4. Policing after MacPherson: the experiences of Muslim police officers, Doug Sharp 5. Racism and religious discrimination in prison: the marginalisation of Imams in their work with prisoners, Basia Spalek and David Wilson 6. Working with Muslims in prison - the IQRA Trust, Salah El -Hassan 7. Human Rights and Muslims in Britain, Natassja Smiljanic 8. Conclusions: religious diversity and criminal justice policy, Basia Spalek
Biography
Basia Spalek is Reader in Communities and Justice, and Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer at the Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham. She is a Member of the Editorial Board of Social Policy & Society, the Prison Service Journal, the British Journal of Social Work, Criminal Justice Matters, and the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice.
