Abstracts
Résumé
La religion et la spiritualité ont toujours occupé une place au sein de la société, variable selon les époques. Néanmoins, les recherches s’intéressant à leur place dans le processus de sortie de la délinquance sont limitées dans le champ de la criminologie. L’objectif de notre étude réalisée en Belgique et en France était de comprendre comment religion et spiritualité peuvent soutenir le processus de désistance. Sept entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès d’hommes et de femmes adultes auteurs d’infractions, et analysés selon la méthodologie qualitative d’analyse thématique de contenu. Religion et spiritualité apparaissent dans les matériaux comme soutien à la désistance, soutenant les comportements prosociaux et le développement identitaire des participant·e·s. Ces deux concepts sont également liés à d’autres facteurs impliqués dans les trajectoires de désistance des personnes rencontrées.
Mots-clés :
- Désistance,
- délinquance,
- religion,
- spiritualité,
- religiosité
Abstract
Despite representing a major component of present-day society, research focusing on the role of religion and spirituality in the desistance process is rare in Europe. The aim of this study, therefore, is to understand how these two components can help people to stop offending. A qualitative methodology was employed, involving semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis of the resulting narratives. Our study enables us to consider religion and spirituality as supports for desistance that endorse prosocial behaviour and the identity development of participants. Links are also made between these two concepts and the presence of other factors involved in desistance.
Keywords:
- Desistance,
- delinquency,
- religion,
- spirituality,
- religiosity
Resumen
La religión y la espiritualidad siempre han desempeñado un papel en la sociedad, aunque éste haya variado de una época a otra. Sin embargo, los estudios sobre su papel en el proceso de salida de la delincuencia están limitados en el campo de la criminología. El objetivo de nuestro estudio, realizado en Bélgica y Francia, era comprender cómo la religión y la espiritualidad pueden apoyar el proceso de desistimiento. Se realizaron siete entrevistas semiestructuradas a delincuentes adultos de ambos sexos y se analizaron mediante la metodología cualitativa del análisis temático de contenido. La religión y la espiritualidad aparecen en los materiales como apoyo al desistimiento, apuntalando el comportamiento prosocial y el desarrollo de la identidad de los y las participantes. Estos dos conceptos también están vinculados a otros factores implicados en las trayectorias de desistimiento de las personas estudiadas.
Palabras clave:
- Desistimiento,
- delincuencia,
- religión,
- espiritualidad,
- religiosidad
Appendices
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