Most prison ministries assert that religion is the essential ingredient in helping former prisoners to lead crime-free lives.  But is there any empirical evidence to support this notion?  In an article published in the January issue of Corrections Today, Byron Johnson, presents research suggesting that the early answer to this question is “yes.” From 1997 [...]

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 presents:Faith-Based Institutions and the Reduction of Gang Violence: Academic PerspectivesByron Johnson will speak at this very important conference. With youth violence on the national agenda, now is the time for the first ever national conference to address this critical issue and bring together law enforcement executives and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fri, Nov. 04 2011 Go to The Christian Post Article WASHINGTON – It’s rare to hear about street hardened criminals in a prison sneaking around to share the Gospel with fellow inmates. But it happened at a faith-based prison in Houston, Texas. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO OF THE PROGRAM Criminologist Byron R. Johnson, [...]

October 5, 2011 CLICK HERE TO GO TO WITHERSPOON Religious conversions can be pivotal in turning an inmate away from a life of crime, but only if the process of spiritual transformation continues outside the prison walls. The Darrington Unit is a maximum-security prison just 30 minutes south of Houston. The Darrington Prison resembles most [...]

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