Psychotherapist and Researcher, USA.
Nova Southeastern University, USA.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2020 Oct;74(3):189-195. doi: 10.1177/1542305020933145.
This article explores how working with incarcerated female Jewish and Protestant inmates affected correctional chaplains personally, professionally, and in their religious lives. The researcher interviewed a group of 10 correctional chaplains who work with female Jewish inmates, and a comparison group of 10 chaplains who work with female Protestant inmates in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. The research found significant positive benefits for both groups, including a tendency to be less conservative in their views regarding the criminal justice system and more compassionate views towards inmates and humanity in general. Noted in both study groups was a high prevalence of trauma history prior to their employment as a correctional chaplain.
本文探讨了与被监禁的犹太教和新教女性囚犯合作如何在个人、专业和宗教生活方面影响惩教圣职人员。研究人员采访了一群在美国东北部和中西部为犹太教女性囚犯工作的 10 名惩教圣职人员，以及一组从事新教女性囚犯工作的 10 名圣职人员作为对照组。研究发现，这两个群体都有显著的积极影响，包括对刑事司法系统的看法趋于不那么保守，对囚犯和整个人类更加同情。在这两个研究群体中，都有很高比例的人在担任惩教圣职人员之前有创伤史。
