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Correctional Services and Prison Chaplaincy in Australia: An Exploratory Study
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This paper summarizes an exploratory study undertaken to consider the work of Australian chaplaincy personnel ministering to prisoners within correctional facilities. This qualitative research was not concerned with specific correctional institutions per se, but predominantly about the perspectives of chaplains concerning their professional contribution and issues they experienced while trying to provide pastoral care to prisoners. Data from a single-focus group indicated that prison chaplains were striving to fulfill religious and spiritual duties according to national and international standards for the treatment of prisoners. Given various frustrations identified by participants, that either impeded or thwarted their professional role as chaplains, a number of improvements were subsequently identified in order to develop the efficiency and effectiveness of chaplaincy and thus maximize the benefits of pastoral care to prisoners. Implications of this exploratory study relate not only to prison chaplaincy but also to ecclesiastical organizations, correctional facilities, governments and the need of support for further research to be conducted.
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Creation of a community both within and on release from prison was frequently cited as an impact of the chaplain's role by chaplains themselves and less frequently by incarcerated people.
“Creation of a community both within and on release from prison was frequently cited as an impact of the chaplain's role by chaplains themselves (Carey & Medico, 2014; Chui & Cheng, 2013) and less frequently by incarcerated people (Becci, 2011).”
From The Role and Impact of the Prison Chaplain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2024) · cites this paper as Carey & Medico, 2014
Some chaplain participants linked education in prison with inclusion post release.
“Some chaplain participants linked education in prison with inclusion post release (Carey & Medico, 2014; Chui & Cheng, 2013).”
From The Role and Impact of the Prison Chaplain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2024) · cites this paper as Carey & Medico, 2014
One chaplain described their impact as having an amazing effect on how accepting and cooperative incarcerated people were with each other.
“with one describing their impact as having an 'amazing effect' on how 'accepting and co -operative they were with each other' (Carey & Medico, 2014)”
From The Role and Impact of the Prison Chaplain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2024) · cites this paper as Carey & Medico, 2014
Some chaplains made similar observations to incarcerated people about calm and peace.
“Some chaplains made similar observations (Carey & Medico, 2014; Shaw et al., 2019; van Dijke et al., 2022)”
From The Role and Impact of the Prison Chaplain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2024) · cites this paper as Carey & Medico, 2014
In the review, pastoral care and support was more likely to be linked by both chaplains and incarcerated people with mental health and wellbeing than re-offending, including for bereavement, crisis, anxiety and sadness, and confusion in older people.
“In our review, pastoral care and support was more likely to be linked, by both chaplains and incarcerated people, with mental health and wellbeing than re-offending, including for bereavement, (Deuchar et al., 2016), in crisis (Carey & Medico, 2014), for mental health problems such as anxiety and sadness (van Dijke et al., 2022) and confusion in older people (Shaw et al., 2019).”
From The Role and Impact of the Prison Chaplain: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis (2024) · cites this paper as Carey & Medico, 2014
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- Authors
- Carey, L. B., & Medico, L. D.
- Affiliations
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Carey, Lindsay B.
- ORCID
- Carey, Lindsay B.
- Venue
- Journal of Religion and Health
- Published
- 2013-10-31
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1786-1799
- ISSN
- 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6571
- OpenAlex
- W2125838910
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2014: 2
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- World Health Organization
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Keywords
- prison chaplaincy, pastoral care, prisoners, correctional services, religious and spiritual care, prisoner treatment, church organization, Australia
- MeSH terms
- Australia, Clergy, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Counseling, Pastoral Care, Prisons, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research
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