The Prevalence of Middle Eastern Extremist Ideologies among Some Canadian Offenders

Autor/in	Loza, Wagdy
Titel	The Prevalence of Middle Eastern Extremist Ideologies among Some Canadian Offenders
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25 (2010) 5, S.919-928 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260509336966
Schlagwörter	Muslims; Religion; Religious Cultural Groups; Islam; Ideology; Foreign Countries; Males; Religious Factors; Attitude Measures; Beliefs; Risk; Christianity; Criminals; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Western Civilization; Incidence; Canada; Israel; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Ideologie; Ausland; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Belief; Glaube; Risiko; Christentum; Straftäter; Jugendstrafvollzug; Vorkommen; Kanada; Palästina
Abstract	The Belief Diversity Scale (BDS) was administered to 89 male Canadian offenders of different religious backgrounds. The BDS is a 33-item, six-subscale instrument designed to quantitatively measure the religious attitudes, beliefs, and ideologies of Middle Eastern extremists on risk areas described in the literature. Results indicated that the Muslim offenders scored much higher than and significantly different from both the Christian and atheist groups on the BDS. Results also suggested the prevalence of Middle Eastern extremist ideologies among the Muslim offenders involved in this study. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10