Projects of Life of People of The Muslim Faith Released from Russian Prisons

Abstract

Here we study the projects of life of Muslims who have served their sentences for fraud and other crimes and returned from Russian prisons in the past three years. There was a hypothesis that the Muslim culture had significant impact on the processes of resocialization and social adaptation after the release from prison. However, it was not confirmed: a high percentage of repetitions of crime were revealed among previously convicted Muslims, as well as the inefficient use of religious resources as a worldview and humanitarian foundation. The theory of socialization (T.Parsons) and the theory of identity (G.Mead) were used as a methodology for empirical study.

Keywords: projects of life, resocialization, social adaptation, Muslims, former prisoners.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/11-11-11

Publication date:June 30^th 2021