Bhutta Mazhar H, Wormith J Stephen, Zidenberg Alexandra M
1 PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
2 University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2019 Apr;63(5):752-780. doi: 10.1177/0306624X18808674. Epub 2018 Oct 26.
Although empirical evidence supports a relationship between religiosity and criminal behavior, debate continues about the theoretical mechanisms by which they are related. Moreover, the topic has been largely ignored by practicing clinicians and correctional workers. The Muslim Religiosity-Personality Inventory: Abridged was administered to low-risk Pakistani probationers and factor analyzed, after which probationers' recidivism was monitored. Five oblique factors were obtained, three of which were correlated with recidivism (Religious Practice, Religious-Moral Values, and Fundamental Religious Beliefs), as was the full scale, while two were not (Importance of Religion and Rejection of Nonbeliever). In a logistic regression, Religious-Moral Values and Religious Practices contributed to the prediction of probationer recidivism. However, when demographic characteristics were introduced, education and marital status replaced Religious Practices. This study supports the religiosity-crime link in a non-Western, Muslim culture. Implications for assessing religiosity and for practitioners in the justice system are discussed.
尽管实证证据支持宗教信仰与犯罪行为之间存在关联，但关于它们之间相关的理论机制仍存在争议。此外，该话题在执业临床医生和惩教工作者中基本上被忽视了。对低风险的巴基斯坦缓刑犯施测了《穆斯林宗教信仰-人格量表简版》并进行了因素分析，之后对缓刑犯的再犯情况进行了监测。得到了五个斜交因素，其中三个与再犯相关（宗教实践、宗教道德价值观和基本宗教信仰），总量表也是如此，而另外两个因素（宗教的重要性和对不信教者的排斥）则不然。在逻辑回归分析中，宗教道德价值观和宗教实践有助于预测缓刑犯的再犯情况。然而，当引入人口统计学特征时，教育程度和婚姻状况取代了宗教实践。本研究支持在非西方的穆斯林文化中宗教信仰与犯罪之间的联系。讨论了对宗教信仰评估以及司法系统从业者的启示。
