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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > benefit of clergy
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > benefit of clergy
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > benefit of clergy
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > benefit of clergy
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > benefit of clergy

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benefit of clergy  

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  • The term benefit of clergy, as a form of community corrections, has its roots in England during the Middle Ages. Following its inception, the benefit of clergy had quite a complex and changing history (Sawyer, 1990). [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Benefit of Clergy]

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