Publication

Mar 2008

This paper explores religious radicalization in Danish prisons. It examines the correlation between inmates' conversion in prison and radical religiosity and discusses what one can do to reduce the dissemination of radical religious ideas in Danish prisons. The author suggests that the focus must be on the prevention of radical Muslim inmates gaining religious authority over their fellow inmates.

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Author Jon A Olsen
Series DIIS Policy Briefs
Publisher Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Copyright © 2008 Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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