Baylor University criminologist Byron Johnson is the author of “More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More.” Johnson, an evangelical Christian, was recently named Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Big Brother of the Year for the North Texas area. Johnson was in Washington earlier this month for a lecture and meetings. [...]

Truevine Missionary Baptist Church 3732 Miller Avenue Fort Worth TX 76119 817-534-3764 www.tmbcfw.org   March 17, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Check in starts at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, Truevine Missionary Baptist Church, 3732 Miller Avenue, Fort Worth, will host a one day region wide conference on the powerful effects of faith [...]

Byron Johnson, author of “More God, Less Crime” Does Religion Contribute to the Common Good? With special guest Byron Johnson, author of “More God, Less Crime” Friday, March 2 Food service begins at 11:30 am Program begins promptly at noon First Baptist Church downtown 108 W. College Avenue Tallahassee, FL (enter from either the Adams [...]

February 10, 2012 More God, Less Crime by Kerby Anderson   Faith-based organizations and people of faith can make a profound impact on the crime rate and the recidivism rate in our prisons. This is the argument that renowned criminologist Byron Johnson makes in his book, More God, Less Crime. He is a professor at [...]

BOSTON, Feb. 13 /CSRwire/ RECAP will bring together experts and delegates for two days of sessions for training, sharing best practices and the latest research findings. Scheduled speakers include: Byron Johnson noted academic and author of “More God Less Crime”; retired police chief Bill Bratton author of the new book “Collaborate or Perish;” Anthony Braga [...]

January 26, 2012, 1:00 PM (cst) Byron R. Johnson is interviewed by Kerby Anderson and Point of View Radio Talk Show.  Point of View is a two-hour, issues oriented live Christian talk radio program heard daily nationwide.   Dr. Johnson talks about his book, More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters  TO HEAR THE PODCAST CLICK [...]

This story was published August 7, 2011 Prejudices of secular and religious groups alike stand in the way of successful crime reduction efforts. We now have data confirming what objective and open-minded observers already knew: that religious commitment and faith-based approaches, as well as the transformative power of faith itself, can be central in reducing [...]

Background: Since it was first published in 2011 More God, Less Crime has helped to foster a national debate about how faith-based approaches are making a difference and what future collaborations between sacred and secular groups might look like in addressing problems like youth crime, offender treatment, prisoner reentry, and aftercare. In order to facilitate [...]

More God, Less Crime Conference Don’t miss this chance to learn about and witness His love in action Saturday, January 14, 2012, Christ United Methodist Church in Sugar Land will host a one day region wide conference on the powerful effects of faith in prison. Come hear how faith communities are making a real difference. [...]

The Anatomy of Controversy — a series of talks at Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, located at 202 Galisteo Street (corner of Water and Galisteo Streets) in Santa Fe, Dec 28, 29 and 30. Like many social interactions, controversy — the state of prolonged public dispute or debate, fueled by differences of opinion — makes [...]