@article{ref1,
title="The practice of spiritual criminology: a non-doing companionship for crime desistance",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2022",
author="Amitay, Gila and Ronel, Natti",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Spiritual criminology (SC) is an umbrella term for various criminological theories, models and practices that share reference to the spiritual dimension of human existence. Informed by a growing body of research that applies spiritual approaches to various aspects of criminology, SC attempts to provide a common thread shared by most approaches to spirituality: a voluntary self-journey that begins with an elevated level of self-centeredness and is aimed at self-transformation. Based on an extensive review of the literature, this paper proposes three general principles for spiritual accompaniment of people who offended: mindful non-doing, being and acting; love and compassion; and compassionate inclusion. These principles can be applied by combining several practices: renouncing control over knowledge, process and outcomes; creating a moral atmosphere that includes forgiveness and nonjudgment; and self-modeling. SC is shown to contribute to the rehabilitation of people who offended and also to crime prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X211066828",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X211066828"
}