The Impact of Privatization on Minority Faith Prison Chaplains in Canada

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ID21744833
AuthorsAdar Abdulkadir (Islamic Family and Social Services Association, Canada, corresponding author), Ibrahim J Long (0000-0002-4320-5466, Islamic Family and Social Services Association, Canada)
Year2021
Volume75
Issue3
Pages199-206
Publication date2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1542-3050 • E-ISSN: 2167-776X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15423050211032124
PMID34763568
OpenAlexW3212993871
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

Canadian federal prison chaplaincy underwent a major shift in 2013 when the provision of its services was privatized and outsourced to a single for-profit company. This article presents a summary of the experiences and concerns expressed by minority faith chaplains serving in federal correctional institutions following privatization. It is based on ten in-depth, semi-structured interviews with minority faith prison chaplains. The results show that minority faith federal prison chaplains are concerned about increased levels of bureaucratization that have compromised the quality of spiritual care available to prisoners, reductions in resources for chaplains, and increased levels of emotional exhaustion and frustration among themselves and fellow minority faith chaplains serving in Canadian correctional facilities

Bureaucracy · Criminology · Faith · Faith-Based Organizations · Political science · Prison · Sociology · Theology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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