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- Title
Black Church Members' Perspectives on the Role of the Black Church in the Rehabilitative Process of Juvenile Sex Offenders.
- Authors
Venable, Victoria M.
- Abstract
A developing area of research involves understanding the influence of ecological and cultural factors that support the rehabilitation of juvenile sexual offenders. The Black church provides an ideal starting point in this line of research because of the historical position the church has within the African American community. In this exploratory study, content analysis was used to review the written responses of a purposive sample of 167 Black church members from one congregation to identify what role the Black church should play in helping juvenile sex offenders and their families. The results indicate that, overall, church members believe the Black church should provide support. In addition, participants indicated that there is a strong need in the church for further education, training and collaboration with professionals and other authority figures. Church members also held parents and the home environment responsible for the offending behaviors. Considerations for church policy development and implications for social work practice are discussed.
- Subjects
AFRICAN American churches; JUVENILE sex offenders; CHURCH membership; SOCIAL services &; religion; SEXUAL aggression
- Publication
Social Work & Christianity, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3, p350
- ISSN
0737-5778
- Publication type
Article