Religion and the development of the American penal system / Andrew Skotnicki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skotnicki, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--United States--History.

Prisons.

Imprisonment--United States--History.

Imprisonment.

Imprisonment--Religious aspects--Protestantism.

Religion and social problems--United States--History.

Religion and social problems.

Religion and justice.

History.

Imprisonment--Religious aspects.

Protestantism.

United States.

Physical Description:

188 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2000]

Summary:

Between the years of 1820 and 1913, penitentiaries and reformatories came to be in the states of Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts. The rise of these institutions is not simply a result of historical and theological trends, but was directly influenced by the American religious community. Drawing on various primary source materials, the author evaluates the influence of the religious community on the American penal system, with specific emphasis on the role of prison chaplains.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Religion and the Penal System 1

Chapter 2 The Evangelical Millennium and the Rise of the Penitentiaries 11

Chapter 3 Different Roads to the Kingdom: New York and Pennsylvania 49

Chapter 4 Sentimentalism, Science and the Progressive Movement 93

Chapter 5 Religion, Progress and the End of the Penitentiaries 133

Chapter 6 An Institution in Search of Meaning 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-179) and index.

ISBN:

0761818103

OCLC:

44720568