Analysis of Christian Worldview in Criminal Justice: Case Study

This case study delves into the intersection of criminal justice and Christian worldview, examining the experiences of two individuals: Sherriff Greg White and Detective Warner Wallace. The assignment analyzes how their faith influenced their approach to law enforcement, including specific cases and personal transformations. The case study explores the challenges and perspectives of integrating religious beliefs into professional duties, highlighting the importance of faith and its impact on ethical considerations, decision-making, and interactions within the criminal justice system. It also touches on the role of prayer and the broader impact of religious community on individuals working in this field. References to academic sources and publications supports the case study's findings.

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Criminal Justice
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Institution

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There are individuals in law enforcement who have established their integration of Christian
Worldview into the field of criminal justice. One example of such individuals is Sherriff Greg
White who is famous for being in law enforcement for a long time. He is known to be an
ordained preacher who has established many churches and bible study in some of the cities. After
attaining a degree he moved to Alaska where he was hired in the police department to work as an
officer. While serving as a police officer, he mentioned that many people ministered to him the
word of God. He then started to attend church and got to meet his wife who was a missionary for
a Christian radio. In the year 2009 as White says, it was not easy for him in the law enforcement
department. He encountered several cases in his office that were somehow difficult for him.
Some of the cases were concerning a young lady who went missing in the neighborhood for
some time and later her body was found. A 15 year old boy was accused of being responsible for
the death of that lady and White had to solve that case for a long period of time (Baumann,
2011).
Another case he encountered was about some investigations of another body that was missing,
through this, his wife got in contact with a lady that had met White some time back in Alaska,
the lady heard about the case and she told White that he is praying for them. This moved White
and consequently he saw the importance of prayer. White concludes that the church has more
force compared to other forces. He says that none is perfect and therefore we should give others
hope.
The second individual is Warner Wallace who is a cold case murder detective. He is a famous
national speaker and author of a cold case Christianity. In his early childhood, Warner was not
raised as a Christian. He was known to be an atheist until later when he was 35 years of age. He
gained a lot of experience in law enforcement and therefore used his strength to perfect his

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confidence that truth was directly attached to substantiation. At some point, Warner took his time
to give attention to the proof of Christian world view and he came to realize that Christianity was
true. He made a step by deciding to serve as a youth pastor a duty which he carried on for several
years and later on he established a church in the year 2006. He expanded his ministry by building
a church by the name Cold Case Christianity. Jim then fully devoted to Christianity; he speaks in
churches about Christ and wants many people to be converted to serve the same way he does in
Christianity. He established his first book, the Cold Case Christianity that gives the readers ten
principles of investigations and uses the principles to inspect the dependability of the gospel as
eye witness accounts (Wallace, 2019).

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References
Wallace, J. (2019). God's Crime Scene Participant's Guide: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the
Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe. David C Cook.
Baumann, E. (2011). Worldview as Worship: The Dynamics of a Transformative Christian
Education. Eugene, OR: Wipe and Stock Publishers.

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