What are the barriers to equal access to pastoral care for non-religious prisoners?
What are the barriers to equal access to pastoral care for non-religious prisoners?
In a 'sequel' to my presentation at Flashpoints 2017 on the prima facie case for discrimination against non-religious prisoners, here I share for the first time the preliminary findings from my empirical research. After a year spent interviewing prison chaplains, Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network (NRPSN) members and other criminal justice professionals and visiting institutions to understand the perspectives of offenders, I explore the challenges for prison pastoral carers seeking to support religious and non-religious inmates equally. While chaplaincies aim to serve “prisoners of all faiths and none”, shortcomings in secular care mean that non-faith offenders are often the only belief group unable to connect with likeminded people. This paper considers the barriers on both sides of the care relationship. It sets out, in their own words, the disincentives to chaplaincy engagement faced by prisoners with non-religious beliefs, and the systemic barriers encountered by NRPSN members in accessing would-be service users and delivering effective care.
pastoral care, non-religious, prisoners, chaplaincy, NRPSN
Hunt, Katie, Barbara May
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2018
Hunt, Katie, Barbara May
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Hunt, Katie, Barbara May
(2018)
What are the barriers to equal access to pastoral care for non-religious prisoners?
Law, Human Rights & Religion - Flashpoints 2018, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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In a 'sequel' to my presentation at Flashpoints 2017 on the prima facie case for discrimination against non-religious prisoners, here I share for the first time the preliminary findings from my empirical research. After a year spent interviewing prison chaplains, Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network (NRPSN) members and other criminal justice professionals and visiting institutions to understand the perspectives of offenders, I explore the challenges for prison pastoral carers seeking to support religious and non-religious inmates equally. While chaplaincies aim to serve “prisoners of all faiths and none”, shortcomings in secular care mean that non-faith offenders are often the only belief group unable to connect with likeminded people. This paper considers the barriers on both sides of the care relationship. It sets out, in their own words, the disincentives to chaplaincy engagement faced by prisoners with non-religious beliefs, and the systemic barriers encountered by NRPSN members in accessing would-be service users and delivering effective care.
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Published date: 2018
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Law, Human Rights & Religion - Flashpoints 2018, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2018-12-17
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pastoral care, non-religious, prisoners, chaplaincy, NRPSN
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