Evaluations

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Family Support Worker Pilot Role in 4 English Prisons 2009-10

Evaluation of the trial Family Support Worker at HMPs Belmarsh, Bristol, Leeds & Wandsworth, involving Pact, Safe Ground and Jigsaw.It concludes that there is a clear need for this type of role which provides an effective link between the prisoners and their families. The service provided was held to be ... read on →

Authors Gwyneth Boswell, Fiona Poland, Avril Price (Boswell Research Fellows)

Published August 2010

Artforms Drama, Multi-Arts

Organisation Safe Ground   Project venues Belmarsh, Bristol, Wandsworth

Participant type Male Adult Offenders, Male and Female Adult Staff

Sample size: 128

Elmina's Kitchen

An evaluation of the impact of the performance of play in HMP Brixton on the Synergy Theatre participants invloved and the audiences. read on →

Author Karin van Maanen (Anne Peaker Centre)

Published 2007

Artform Drama

Organisation Synergy Theatre   Project venue Brixton

Participant type Male Adult Offenders, Male and Female Adult Prison Staff, Male and Female Adult Public Audience

Sample size: 417

The Means of Production

Evaluation of a long-term drama residency facilitated by Rideout at HMP Dovegate Therapeutic Community. The residency consituted a number of participatory performance projects and a Creative Leadership Skills course in which prisoners attended workshops about all aspects of running community arts projects. This report assesses the impact of the residency ... read on →

Author Kate Goodrich

Published October 2004

Artform Drama

Organisation Rideout   Project venue Dovegate

Participant type Male Adult Offenders, Male and Female Adult Prison Staff

Sample size: 15

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