400 Pages
by Willan

416 Pages
by Willan

Ten years ago there were no faith-based units in prisons outside South America. Today, they are spreading all over the world, including the United States, Europe and the Commonwealth. My Brother's Keeper is the first major study of a global phenomenon. Exploring the roots of faith-based units in South America, it explains why the Prison Service of England and Wales set up the first... Read more
Foreword by Sir Anthony Bottoms  Prologue: Beatitudes Behind Bars: Christianity and Imprisonment  1. The prison that started it all  2. From Cursillo to prison: the story of Kairos  3. The rise and fall of Kairos-APAC  4. Kainos Community: views from the inside  5. Kainos Community: views from the top  6. Kainos Community and religious freedom  7. Navigatingbythe heavens: Horizon Communities  8. Preparing Evangelists: Inner Change Freedom Initiative  9. Psycho-social impact of Kainos  10. The impact of Kainos and Christian-based units on recidivism  11. Keeping faith in prison: the promise of faith-based units

Biography

Jonathan Burnside is Reader in Biblical Law at the School of Law, Bristol University. His work explores the relationship between law, theology and criminology.

Joanna Adler is a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Middlesex University. Recent publications include Forensic Psychology, 2e (Willan, 2010).

Nancy Loucks is Chief Executive of Families Outside, a voluntary organisation that specialises in advocacy and support for families affected by imprisonment. Prior to this, she worked as an independent Criminologist and her research focused primarily on prison policy and comparative criminology.  

Gerry Rose is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University.