Religion can foster cooperation or foment strife, but does religion play a uniquely powerful and positive role when it comes to preventing crime and rehabilitating criminals?
In his book, More God Less Crime, noted Baylor criminologist Byron R. Johnson has amassed evidence that it does — evidence that he argues has hitherto been ignored due in part to elite academia’s secular biases.
In this video, Johnson discusses and debates this vital topic with John J. DiIulio, Jr., Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania; Beverly Frazier, Assistant Professor in the Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and Reverend Eugene F. Rivers, whose faith-based anti-crime program in Boston was featured on the cover of Newsweek. The discussion is moderated by Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University.
The point here is that from the crime prevention perspective, letting children and youth understand the holistic picture of Islam, the spiritual and physical entities of their being and the motivation for doing good coupled with understanding the purpose of life can be the most powerful mix of content to dissuade them from engaging in any negative activity ever in their lives.
The content on PeaceQuest has specifically been designed around these themes for achieving the very same objective.
The content shared at PeaceQuest is a demonstration of how Islamic themes are be supported with scientific and other secular facts and share it with youth in a very logical way to understand for deeper impact. Of course, this content could be further tailored and used in many different way in different setting for the same objectives.
Participants:
Moderated by Robert P. George, McCormick Professor Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program at Princeton University; with Byron R. Johnson, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences and Director of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, and author of More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More; John J. DiIulio, Jr., Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania; Beverly Frazier, Assistant Professor in the Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; and Reverend Eugene F. Rivers, Pastor of the Azusa Christian Community in Dorchester Massachusetts
PeaceQuest in the broader context:
Bridging the Gap: A conversation with Musleh Khan
The Faith Factor: Attention Muslim Parents
Developing a Counter Narrative
A Note to CVE Training Designers
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Also see:
1. Content Using Tip for Parents and Educators
2. Ideas for Muslim parents to Nurture Excellence
3. The Motivation Behind the PeaceQuest Content for Muslim Parents:
About PeaceQuest: https://youtu.be/OTxtBdiykuo
